%0 Journal Article
%T Industry Development Path of Renewable Energy from Perspectives of Institutional Transition<br>可再生能源产业发展路径：基于制度变迁的视角
%A CHEN Yan
%A ZHU Yali
%A <br>陈艳
%A 朱雅丽
%J 资源科学
%D 2012
%I 
%X During the course of transition of energy exploitation and utilization, use of conventional fossil energy is being faced with dual restraints of limited resources reserve and environmental deterioration. Renewable energy is recyclable and has relatively much less side effect on the environment, which can fulfill the requirements of sustainable development between energy, economy, and the environment. From the perspectives of institutional transition, this study analyzed the mechanism of institutional transition in the development of renewable energy industry using principles of new institutional economics, such as technical constraints, institutional competition, resources hosting, institutional arrangement, and dominant value goal to discuss the emerging industry development path of substitution of renewable energy for conventional fossil energy. However, from the perspectives of institutional transition, path dependence exists in the industry development of renewable energy. Reasons include that 1) technical constraints make it difficult to make breakthrough in the short term; 2) renewable energy has no price advantage compared with conventional fossil energy; 3) the contradictions between resource hosting and consumption space make it impossible to utilize renewable energy at a reasonable lower price in the short run; 4) related institutional arrangement suitable for renewable energy institution has not been developed and improved; and 5) renewable energy cannot guarantee a sustained and rapid economic development at current technology levels. Therefore, it would not completely replace institutional transition. On the basis of above analysis, conclusions can be drawn as follows: 1) necessary investments in renewable energy development and utilization technology through R&D should be increased so as to reduce the energy cost of development and utilization; 2) suitable incentive policies for renewable energy should be proposed; and 3) because of the issue of dual constraints of energy and the environment, the most important and urgent thing is that the utilization efficiency of conventional fossil energy should be improved. This study provides a basis for formulating incentive policy for renewable energy industry. Meanwhile, suggestions on the governmental support and planning for renewable energy industry are given.
%K Renewable energy
%K Path
%K Institution transition
%K Technical constraints
%K Institutional competition<br>可再生能源
%K 路径
%K 制度变迁
%K 技术锁定
%K 制度竞争
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