Solar Photovoltaic Power Generation Project Subsidy

Do government subsidies affect photovoltaic industry?

We apply spatial econometric model to analyze the performance of government subsidies on photovoltaic industry. The installed capacity of photovoltaics has shown a significant spatial agglomeration situation since 2012. The feed-in tariff and R&D subsidy policies play a positive incentive to the photovoltaic installed capacity.

How can government subsidies help the PV industry?

In addition, government subsidies can reduce research and development costs of PV companies. Moreover, it is beneficial to achieve the collaborative innovation of PV industry chain between PV manufacturers and solar cell suppliers. Third, most control variables pass the significance test.

Does government subsidies affect photovoltaic energy production in China?

This research was funded by the National Social Science Foundation of China (20BGL046). Government subsidies (GSs) have triggered a remarkable increase in the production capacity of photovoltaic (PV) electricity in China. However, the lack of core technologies has limited PV enterpris...

Does government R&D subsidy promote PV installation?

Furthermore, it is significant to set up incentive mechanism to promote the development of local economy and to achieve the upgrade of PV industry. Second, the government R&D subsidy plays a positive role in promoting PV system installation. Based on the estimation results, R&D subsidy has a significant positive effect on PV installation.

Should PV power price subsidies be reduced gradually?

When PV power price subsidies were reduced gradually, PV enterprises have to enhance the marginal returns in the market through technological progress , which may encourage PV enterprises to pay more efforts into R&D activities and obtain a competitive advantage in the market. 4. Conclusions and Discussion

Are subsidies causing overcapacity problems in photovoltaic supply chains?

In the past decade, subsidy policies aimed at demand-side of photovoltaic (PV) supply chains have created a dilemma. While they foster the growth of the PV industry, they also induce overcapacity problems to the society. As a result, many governments have cut back subsidies to PV system users.