Comparative assessment of performance of foreign and local wind turbine manufacturers in China

Renewable Energy

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 424-432

  Zhao, Zhen yu ^a   Ling, Wen jun ^a   Zillante, George ^b   Zuo, Jian ^b  

^a NORTH CHINA ELECTRIC POWER UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

China; Comparative assessment; Manufacturer; Manufacturing industry; Wind power; Wind turbine

Indexed keywords

CHINA; CHINESE GOVERNMENT; CHINESE MARKETS; CLEAN ENERGY; COMPARATIVE ASSESSMENT; COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE; COMPETITIVE PRIORITIES; COMPETITIVE STRATEGY; ELECTRIC POWER; FOSSIL FUEL ENERGY; HIERARCHICAL STRUCTURES; MANUFACTURER; MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES; MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY; POWER SECTOR; RAPID DEVELOPMENT; RAPID GROWTH; WIND POWER INDUSTRY;

COMMERCE; COMPETITION; FOSSIL FUELS; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES; INDUSTRY; MANUFACTURE; POWER QUALITY; WIND POWER;

WIND TURBINES;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECADAL VARIATION; ENERGY MARKET; FOSSIL FUEL; GREENHOUSE GAS; OPTIMIZATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; WIND POWER; WIND TURBINE;

CHINA;

EID: 80053265122     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2011.07.044     Document Type: Article

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