To what extent does wind power deployment affect vested interests? A case study of the Northeast China Grid

Energy Policy

Volumn 63, Issue , 2013, Pages 814-822

  Zhao, Xiaoli ^a   Zhang, Sufang ^a   Zou, Yasheng ^b   Yao, Jin ^a  

^a NORTH CHINA ELECTRIC POWER UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b University of International Trade and Economics   (China)

Author keywords

China; Vested interests; Wind power

Indexed keywords

CHINA; ECONOMIC GROWTHS; INSTITUTIONAL FACTORS; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITIES; VESTED INTERESTS; WIND POWER INTEGRATIONS;

DISTRIBUTED COMPUTER SYSTEMS; ECONOMICS; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; INDUSTRY; WIND POWER;

ELECTRIC POWER TRANSMISSION NETWORKS;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; ECONOMIC GROWTH; ENERGY RESOURCE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; INCENTIVE; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; STAKEHOLDER; THERMAL POWER; WIND POWER;

CHINA;

EID: 84887202774     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2013.08.092     Document Type: Article

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