Evaluation of New and Renewable Energy Power Generation Performance in G8 and BRIC Nations
基于G8与BRIC的新能源及可再生能源发电绩效动态评价

The electric power industry is a large energy production sector,energy consumer and source of greenhouse gases. Here,new and renewable energy resources for countries were defined and reorganized according to various new and renewable energies. Solar,wind,hydro,geothermal, biomass and nuclear energy were examined for G8 and BRIC countries from 2000 to 2008. A new and renewable electric power generation performance index (REPPI) is calculated,and shows that the REPPI of developed countries is generally higher than that of developing countries,but REPPI growth rates in developed countries are lower. The REPPI of countries abundant in new and renewable energy resources is generally lower than that of countries with fewer new and renewable energy sources. The relationship between REPPI and macroeconomic conditions,technological progress,electricity consumption and research and development investment were analyzed using a panel data model. According to data availability and previous studies,per capital GDP,patents, electricity consumption,and new and renewable energy research investment ratios were used. We conclude that technological progress and the new and renewable energy research and development ratio have significant effects on promoting and improving REPPI. However,the effect of per capita GDP on REPPI of some countries has been minimal in recent years,indicating that the REPPI of those countries is not simply determined by economic development. In China,performance of new and renewable energy electric power generation is mainly impacted by per capita GDP and electricity consumption. Policy recommendations for promoting the new and renewable energy electric power development are discussed.