The integration of Chinese and European renewable energy markets: The role of Chinese foreign direct investments

Energy Policy

Volumn 81, Issue , 2015, Pages 14-26

  Lv, Ping ^a   Spigarelli, Francesca ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MACERATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chinese investments in Europe; Europe China cooperation; Renewable energy; Where to where map

Indexed keywords

INTEGRATION; POWER MARKETS;

CHINESE ENERGY POLICY; CHINESE INVESTMENTS IN EUROPE; EUROPE-CHINA COOPERATION; FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENTS; LEVEL CHARACTERISTIC; REGIONAL INTEGRATION; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; RENEWABLE ENERGY MARKETS;

INVESTMENTS;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; ECONOMIC INTEGRATION; ENERGY MARKET; ENERGY POLICY; FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT; RENEWABLE RESOURCE;

CHINA;

EID: 84926301871     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2015.01.042     Document Type: Article

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