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Role of renewable energy policies in international
transfer of wind energy technologies
Daisuke Hayashi
University of Zurich
Center for Comparative and International Studies
10/20/2011
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Contents
– Background
– Research question
– Theoretical framework
– Empirical strategy
– Issues for discussion
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Background
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Need to decouple economic growth from GHG emissions
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International technology transfer (ITT) facilitates leapfrogging of
developing countries
Wind industry development
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Originally centered in Europe and USA
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Emergence of China and India (55% of global capacity addition in 2010)
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ITT a common “catch-up” strategy (e.g. Suzlon, India)
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Research question
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Existing literature
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Empirical support for positive impacts of int’l climate policies on ITT
of wind energy technologies
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Limited understanding of the role of domestic RE policies (esp.,
large-N study missing)
Research question
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Do domestic RE policies in developing countries stimulate ITT of
wind energy technologies, if so how?
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Theoretical framework
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Embodied
Trade
Source
country
Disembodied
FDI
Licensing
Recipient
country
Innovative capabilities
Market incentives
Institutional framework
RE policies
Absorptive
capacity
Transfer
channels
Technological frontier
Empirical strategy
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Source
country
Patent flow
Embodied
Trade
Disembodied
FDI
(country of invention
≠ country of protection)
Licensing
Recipient
country
Innovative capabilities
Market incentives
RE policies
Absorptive
capacity
Transfer
channels
Technological frontier
Institutional framework
• Patent stock
• Credits to private sector
• Capitalization of firms
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• Growth of wind capacity
• Openness to FDI
Dummy of domestic
RE policies
CERs from
wind projects
• Adherence to property rights
• Political stability
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Issues for discussion
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Patent flow as a proxy for transfer of disembodied technologies
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Operationalization of domestic RE policies (beyond dummy)
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Public R&D expenditure on wind energy technologies
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Daisuke Hayashi (Mr.)
PhD Student / Research Assistant
Tel. +41 44 634 58 47
Email. daisuke.hayashi@pw.uzh.ch
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