Effects of Digital Technologies on Renewable Energy Development: Empirical Evidence and Policy Implications from China

Xuemei Zheng (), Lu Wang, Rabindra Nepal and Han Phoumin
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Xuemei Zheng: Institute of Western China Economic Research, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics
Lu Wang: Chengdu University
Han Phoumin: ERIA

Chapter Chapter 8 in Large-Scale Development of Renewables in the ASEAN, 2024, pp 181-202 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Despite widespread employment of digital technologies in renewable energy generating, transmitting, distribution, storage, and pricing, there is a lack of empirical investigation into the effects of digital technologies on renewable energy development. In this context, this paper estimates the influence of digital technologies on renewable energy market integration in China. This study conducts a series of regressions based on provincial data from 2003 to 2020 and an index of digital technologies measured with the entropy weight method, and finds that digital technologies have significantly bolstered renewable energy development in China. To analyze how to overcome specific barriers to renewable energy expansion, this paper also examines the case study of Qinghai province, which has the potential to power itself with 100% renewable energy. These findings provide valuable policy guidance for ASEAN countries regarding achieving carbon–neutral energy transitions.

Keywords: Digital technologies; Renewable energy; China (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C13 C54 Q48 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1007/978-981-99-8239-4_8

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