Evaluation of Core Competitiveness of New Energy Industry and Analysis of Obstacle Factors Taking Shandong Province as an Example

Mingming Zhang, Zikun Yang, Ying Lu (), Wenwen Song and Fangting Chen
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Mingming Zhang: School of Economics and Management, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao 266580, China
Zikun Yang: School of Economics and Management, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao 266580, China
Ying Lu: School of Economics and Management, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao 266580, China
Wenwen Song: School of Economics and Management, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao 266580, China
Fangting Chen: School of Economics and Management, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao 266580, China

Sustainability, 2024, vol. 16, issue 4, 1-15

Abstract: The new energy industry serves as a key driver for green growth, and unlocking its core competitiveness is essential for achieving sustainable development. This study focuses on the new energy industry in Shandong province from 2010 to 2021, constructing an evaluation system for core competitiveness across three dimensions: industrial competitive environment, industrial competitive strength, and industrial competitive potential. Utilizing the entropy weight TOPSIS method and the obstacle degree model, this paper delves into the evolving characteristics and hindering factors affecting the core competitiveness of the new energy industry in Shandong province. The findings reveal the following: (1) over the study period, the core competitiveness of the new energy industry in Shandong province underwent stages of small fluctuations, slow growth, and rapid expansion, indicating an overall upward trajectory. (2) The primary obstacle to improving core competitiveness lies in the industrial competitive environment, particularly highlighted by factors such as the number of industrial service departments, existing policies, the growth rate of investment in the new energy industry, and the number of research and development personnel in large-scale new energy enterprises.

Keywords: high-quality development; Shandong province; new energy industry; core competitiveness; obstacle factors (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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