China′s Emergence in the Global Wind Power Industry.ppt

From Technology Transfer to Local Manufacturing:China’s Emergence in the Global Wind Power Industry Dr. Joanna Lewis Senior International Fellow Pew Center on Global Climate Change Presented at the Woodrow Wilson Center’s China Environment Forum October 2, 2006 Research motivations How can energy and emissions pathways be changed in the developing world through the transfer, development and dissemination of advanced energy technologies? Examined in the context of: China’s significance in global energy system Recent political and policy support for renewables Potential to develop technology for export, drive down costs, promote wider dissemination World wind energy capacity Energy resources and demand Research questions What companies, both foreign and domestic, are involved in the Chinese wind turbine industry, and how do their models of wind technology development compare? What policies are being used by the government to support wind power, and how are they influencing the technology development models of China-based wind turbine manufacturers? How do these models shape wind technology innovation and deployment in China, and what do they mean for domestic technical capacity? For domestic installations? Wind turbine manufacturer case studies NEG Micon/Vestas - Denmark Nordex - Germany GE Wind - USA Goldwind - China 2003 wind turbine sales market shares History of wind companies in China Maintain Foreign Ownership Imported technology Import core components, buy a few low-tech local components Import minimum needed, mostly buy local components Manufacture entire system in China (remain a 100% foreign-owned company) Establish Joint-Venture Set up JV, import some components and transfer technology to locally-manufacture others Transfer a full turbine model and maintain ownership through JV Transfer a technology license to produce a turbine, collect royalties but give up ownership to local company Ownership, innovation, manufacturing and intellectual property Techn