Green Technology Transfer from Denmark to China; The Case of Vestas: /
Author
Georgieva, Reneta Radomirova
Term
4. term
Publication year
2021
Submitted on
2021-05-27
Pages
101
Abstract
Grøn teknologi (løsninger, der mindsker miljøbelastning og øger energieffektivitet) er blevet central for bæredygtig udvikling. Denne afhandling undersøger, hvordan sådan teknologi spredes i Kina, og hvad der fremmer eller hæmmer opbygning på tværs af forskellige markedssegmenter. Studiet bygger på en bred gennemgang af akademisk og politisk litteratur for at forklare teknologioverførsel (flytning af viden og udstyr mellem virksomheder og lande) og rummer et casestudie af Vestas System A/S. Afhandlingen spørger, om Kinas bredere industrielle omstilling også omfatter grøn innovation. Den beskriver, hvordan Kinas hurtigt voksende marked ændrer konkurrencen i den globale vindkraftindustri. Vestlige virksomheder ser muligheder, men regeringsregler og lokal lovgivning giver ofte forrang til kinesiske vindkraftselskaber. Når nye og innovative kinesiske virksomheder dukker op, skærpes konkurrencen og udfordrer vestlige aktører. Gennem Vestas-casen belyser afhandlingen ambitionen om at skabe en mere bæredygtig fremtid via eksport og opskalering af grønne teknologier til udviklingslande samt Vestas’ mål om at udvide sine tjenester i Kina, som allerede har taget initiativer mod klimaforandringer. Den undersøger, hvilke forhold der letter eller besværliggør implementeringen i Kina, og hvordan den danske regering støtter Vestas’ eksport af grøn teknologi. Afhandlingen ser international overførsel af miljøteknologier som afgørende for bæredygtig udvikling. Den undersøger antagelsen om, at eksport kan accelerere teknologiakkumulering på grund af fleksibilitet, mens stramme regler, særligt i Kina, kan bremse den. Med litteratur om offentlig eksportfremme og grøn teknologi fremhæver studiet politiske initiativer, der skal fremme eksport af miljøteknologier, og vurderer mulighederne for overførsel til udviklingslande.
Green technology (solutions that reduce environmental harm and improve energy efficiency) has become central to sustainable development. This thesis examines how such technology spreads in China and what helps or hinders its build-up across different market segments. The study uses a broad review of academic and policy literature to explain technology transfer (the movement of know-how and equipment between firms and countries), and it includes a case study of Vestas System A/S. The thesis asks whether China’s wider industrial transformation also reaches green innovation. It describes how China’s fast-growing market reshapes competition in the global wind power industry. Western companies see opportunities in this growth, but government regulations and local legislation often give priority to Chinese wind power firms. As new and innovative Chinese companies emerge, competition intensifies and challenges Western players. Through the Vestas case, the thesis explores ambitions to create a more sustainable future by exporting and scaling green technology to developing countries, and Vestas’s aim to expand services in China, which has launched initiatives to address climate change. It investigates which factors make implementation in China easier or harder and how the Danish government supports Vestas’s export of green technology. The thesis considers international transfer of environmental technologies to be essential for sustainable development. It examines the view that exports can speed up technology accumulation because they are flexible, while strict regulations, especially in China, can hold them back. Drawing on literature about government export promotion and green technology, the study highlights policy initiatives that seek to encourage exports of environmental technologies and assesses the prospects for transferring them to developing countries.
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