중국 신재생에너지산업의 성장과 한국기업에게 주는 시사점

Abstract

China, with its growing population and ever-increasing need for energy, used to be heavily dependent on fossil fuel. Stunning economic growth has been achieved at the cost of severe degradation of the natural environment. There is widespread concern in the international community that China would sacrifice the environment to maintain its economic growth. With the largest population, China can make a huge contribution if it achieves sustainable, green growth. In response to the international community’s concern, China’s economic growth paradigm is shifting to the use of new renewable energy resources, of which, wind resources are mostly developed in China. China’s electricity generation through wind power is increasing, next to the U.S. However, China’s photovoltaic power generation is in the beginning, although China serves as a production base for world photovoltaic industry. Water power generation in China is slowly increasing because of a long construction period. The purpose of the paper is to examine the status of China’s renewable energy resource industry and its implication for Korean firms.