Abstract
Within China’s renewable energy industry, the importance of the solar photovoltaic industry has been increasingly recognized. Many Chinese provinces have adopted various measures to develop the solar photovoltaic industry. This study used the diamond model and the analytic hierarchy process to clarify the relative importance of the determinants of the development of the solar photovoltaic industry. A total of 22 determinants in six categories (i.e., factor condition; demand condition; firm strategy, structure, and rivalry; related and support industries; government; and chance) were analyzed. The results show that besides factor condition, demand condition and firm strategy, structure, and rivalry have also had a strong influence on the development of China’s photovoltaic industry. The findings also indicate that some traditional factors, such as labor costs and acquiring land, are very important to the development of the solar photovoltaic industry. The relative importance of the determinants clarified through this study provides a standard for the actions of policymakers and decision makers.
Highlights
In the process of transitioning to a global clean energy system, the Chinese government has been vigorously promoting the development of photovoltaic power generation and creating a favorable environment for the renewable energy industry, especially the solar photovoltaic industry
The goal of ofthe theanalysis analysis is at the top of the hierarchy: “Assessing the relative importance of is at the top of the hierarchy: “Assessing the relative importance of the de-the determinants photovoltaic industry.”
Considering the singularity of the questionnaire field and the commonality among experts in the same industry, the relative importance of prospects of the photovoltaic industry cannot represent the entire prospects of the photovoltaic power generation industry in China; it only represents the views of experts in the photovoltaic industry on its prospects
Summary
As of July 2021, various provinces have announced their energy plan targets during the 14th Five-Year Plan (2021–2025) and 16 provinces have clearly announced a newly increased scale of photovoltaic plans during this period (see Supplementary Material Table S1). This indicates that the Chinese government is increasingly aware of the importance of the effective development of the solar photovoltaic industry in solving the energy supply shortage among provinces [1]. In the process of transitioning to a global clean energy system, the Chinese government has been vigorously promoting the development of photovoltaic power generation and creating a favorable environment for the renewable energy industry, especially the solar photovoltaic industry
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