Spatial structure, inequality and trading community of renewable energy networks: A comparative study of solar and hydro energy product trades

doi:10.1016/j.enpol.2017.03.038

	Spatial structure, inequality and trading community of renewable energy networks: A comparative study of solar and hydro energy product trades
	Fu, Xin 1,2; Yang, Yu 1,3; Dong, Wen 1,4; Wang, Changjian 5; Liu, Yi 1,3
刊名	ENERGY POLICY
	2017-07-01
卷号	106 页码:22-31
关键词	Renewable energy Complex network analysis Inequality Community structure
ISSN号	0301-4215
DOI	10.1016/j.enpol.2017.03.038
通讯作者	Yang, Yu(yangyu@igsnrr.ac.cn) ; Dong, Wen(gucaswen@sina.com)
英文摘要	Renewable energy trade is booming and has formed complicated networks worldwide. However, our knowledge of the spatial structures and evolution of these networks is limited. In this paper, network analyses are used to examine the geographic characteristics of selected renewable energy trades and their evolution based on the United Nations COMTRADE Database from 1988 to 2013. The results show that the networks are expanding to include more and more countries and relationships, and scale of the networks is larger than ever. A tripartite confrontational renewable energy trading system has been forming and is strengthening. Europe, the USA, China and other Asian countries are the main players, and China has overtaken the USA and Europe as the leading player. Inequality and 'small-world' characteristics appear in renewable energy trade. Solar energy trade presents a triadic community structure with Europe, the USA and China as the dominant players, while hydro energy trade presents a smaller and more dispersed structure. The core periphery structure strongly suggests a trade dependency between hubs and peripheral elements in renewable energy trade. Developing countries should design appropriate incentives and contribute to particular segments in renewable energy value chain to accelerate and benefit from the South South renewable energy trade.
资助项目	National Key Research and Development Program of China[2016YFA0602800] ; National Natural Science Foundation of China[41401132] ; National Natural Science Foundation of China[41371141] ; National Natural Science Foundation of China[41430636] ; National Natural Science Foundation of China[41401178]
WOS关键词	INTERNATIONAL-TRADE ; ECONOMIC-GROWTH ; GLOBALIZATION ; CONSUMPTION ; TECHNOLOGY ; SECURITY ; DYNAMICS ; POLICY ; CHINA ; CO2
WOS研究方向	Energy & Fuels ; Environmental Sciences & Ecology
语种	英语
出版者	ELSEVIER SCI LTD
WOS记录号	WOS:000402343600003
资助机构	National Key Research and Development Program of China ; National Natural Science Foundation of China
内容类型	期刊论文
源URL	[http://ir.igsnrr.ac.cn/handle/311030/63475]
专题	中国科学院地理科学与资源研究所
通讯作者	Yang, Yu; Dong, Wen
作者单位	1.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Geog Sci & Nat Resources Res, Beijing 100101, Peoples R China 2.Changan Univ, Coll Econ & Management, Xian 710064, Shaanxi, Peoples R China 3.Univ Chinese Acad Sci, Coll Resources & Environm, Beijing 100049, Peoples R China 4.Chinese Acad Sci, Xinjiang Inst Ecol & Geog, Urumqi 830011, Xinjiang, Peoples R China 5.Guangzhou Inst Geog, Guangdong Open Lab Geospatial Informat Technol &, Guangzhou 510070, Guangdong, Peoples R China
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Fu, Xin,Yang, Yu,Dong, Wen,et al. Spatial structure, inequality and trading community of renewable energy networks: A comparative study of solar and hydro energy product trades[J]. ENERGY POLICY,2017,106:22-31.
APA	Fu, Xin,Yang, Yu,Dong, Wen,Wang, Changjian,&Liu, Yi.(2017).Spatial structure, inequality and trading community of renewable energy networks: A comparative study of solar and hydro energy product trades.ENERGY POLICY,106,22-31.
MLA	Fu, Xin,et al."Spatial structure, inequality and trading community of renewable energy networks: A comparative study of solar and hydro energy product trades".ENERGY POLICY 106(2017):22-31.