Towards a sociology of energy and globalization: Interconnectedness, capital, and knowledge in the Brazilian solar photovoltaic industry

Souza, Luiz Enrique Vieira de; Cavalcante, Alina Mikhailovna Gilmanova

doi:10.1016/j.erss.2016.07.004

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“…Through analyzing the solar PV market in the U.S., Assereto et al find that the most concerned factors for renewable-energy investors are appropriate market conditions and policies, as well as electricity price stability [14]. Souza et al demonstrate that the countries that excelled in global renewable-energy markets are almost the same as those with appropriate regulations, which have favored technological upgrading and local value chain development [15]. Meanwhile, solar PV investment is also essential for the development of a country, especially for emerging economies.…”

Section: Solar Photovoltaic Investmentmentioning

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Solar Photovoltaic Investment Changes across China Regions Using a Spatial Shift-Share Analysis

Sheng

Liu

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Solar photovoltaic (PV) has become the fastest-growing new energy in China and one of the main contributors to China’s clean energy transition. From 2013 to 2019, China’s solar PV installed capacity grew from 15,890 MW to 204,180 MW, increasing by 11.85 times. To explore solar PV investment changes across China regions, we use spatial shift-share analysis model to decompose solar PV investment changes from 2013 to 2019 into four components: national energy investment growth effect (NEG), national energy investment structure effect (NES), neighbor–nation solar PV investment competitive effect (NNC), and region–neighbor solar PV investment competitive effect (RNC). Based on the decomposition results, we find that the value of NNC of most western provinces is negative for the entire period, while the NNC of most central and eastern provinces is in the middle and lower range. There is little difference in RNC among these regions. While comparing the influence caused by the four effects, NNC and RNC play dominant roles in solar PV investment changes in eastern and central provinces, which means NEG and NES have relatively small impacts. By contrast, NEG and NES affect the solar PV investment changes at a larger scale in most western provinces. Comparing the NNC and RNC, we find that RNC played a prominent role in the eastern and central regions, while NNC played a dominant role in the west.

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Section: Solar Photovoltaic Investmentmentioning

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Solar Photovoltaic Investment Changes across China Regions Using a Spatial Shift-Share Analysis

Sheng

Liu

et al. 2021

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“…On the other hand, they pointed out that, even though the photovoltaic generation continues to grow, the costs are still high, leading to greater adoption by consumers with greater buying power. Political interventions in Europe and North America, aiming at the fulfillment of their respective CO 2 reduction targets, appear as the first causal element of the reduction observed in the leveled costs of photovoltaic systems [101]. In this context, distribution system operators need to make a more considerable effort to monitor public incentives for the acquisition of photovoltaic systems.…”

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Factors for Measuring Photovoltaic Adoption from the Perspective of Operators

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The diffusion of photovoltaic distributed generation is relevant for addressing the political, economic, and environmental issues in the electricity sector. However, the proliferation of distributed generation brings new administrative and operational challenges for the sustainability of electric power utilities. Electricity distributors operate in economies of scale, and the high photovoltaic penetration means that these companies have economic and financial impacts, in addition to influencing the migration of other consumers. Thus, this paper aims to systematically identify and evaluate critical factors and indicators that may influence electricity distributors in predicting their consumers' adoption of photovoltaic technology, which were subjected to the analysis of 20 industry experts. Results show that the cost of electricity, generation capacity, and cost of the photovoltaic systems are the most relevant indicators, and it is possible to measure a considerable part of them using the internal data of the electricity distributors. The study contributes to the understanding of the critical factors for the forecast of the adoption of consumers to distributed photovoltaic generation, to assist the distribution network operators in the decision making, and the distribution sustainability. Also, it establishes the theoretical, political, and practical implications for the Brazilian scenario and developing countries.

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“…Isso quer dizer que os incentivos concedidos pelos países desenvolvidos às tecnologias de baixo carbono permitiram que as indústrias asiáticas produzissem os componentes em larga escala e, consequentemente, barateassem seus custos. Dessa forma, a redução do preço da energia solar e o excesso de capacidade das empresas chinesas foram decisivos para que o governo federal elaborasse políticas públicas para esse setor, catalisando a emergência da indústria fotovoltaica no Brasil (SOUZA et CAVALCANTE, 2016).…”

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A “unidade dos contrários” na análise dos fluxos e impactos ambientais das relações Brasil-China

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2018

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A partir da análise da balança comercial e dos investimentos chineses no Brasil, este trabalho apresenta uma discussão acerca dos fluxos e impactos ambientais das relações Brasil/China. A originalidade de nossa proposta consistiu em lançar mão da “unidade dos contrários” enquanto categoria analítica que aborda os processos de degradação ambiental e os vetores de modernização ecológica enquanto dimensões de uma mesma totalidade. Os dados que fundamentam o artigo incluem nove entrevistas semi-estruturadas com diferentes atores vinculados à questão ambiental, realizadas em Pequim entre novembro de 2015 e julho de 2018.

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Towards a sociology of energy and globalization: Interconnectedness, capital, and knowledge in the Brazilian solar photovoltaic industry

Cited by 26 publications

References 21 publications

Solar Photovoltaic Investment Changes across China Regions Using a Spatial Shift-Share Analysis

Solar Photovoltaic Investment Changes across China Regions Using a Spatial Shift-Share Analysis

Factors for Measuring Photovoltaic Adoption from the Perspective of Operators

A “unidade dos contrários” na análise dos fluxos e impactos ambientais das relações Brasil-China

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