An Analysis of Renewable Energy Markets in Guangdong, Jiangxi, Jilin, and Yunnan Provinces, with Updated Information from Beijing
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December 1999 • NREL/SR-520-26957 Renewable Energy Markets in China: An Analysis of Renewable Energy Markets in Guangdong, Jiangxi, Jilin, and Yunnan Provinces, with Updated Information from Beijing Scott B. Vaupen Xinergy Resources San Francisco, CA National Renewable Energy Laboratory 1617 Cole Boulevard Golden, Colorado 80401-3393 NREL is a U.S. Department of Energy Laboratory Operated by Midwest Research Institute • Battelle • Bechtel Contract No. DE-AC36-99-GO10337 December 1999 • NREL/SR-520-26957 Renewable Energy Markets in China: An Analysis of Renewable Energy Markets in Guangdong, Jiangxi, Jilin, and Yunnan Provinces, with Updated Information from Beijing Scott B. Vaupen Xinergy Resources San Francisco, CA NREL Technical Monitor: Debra Lew Prepared under Subcontract No. AAX-8-18676-01 National Renewable Energy Laboratory 1617 Cole Boulevard Golden, Colorado 80401-3393 NREL is a U.S. Department of Energy Laboratory Operated by Midwest Research Institute • Battelle • Bechtel Contract No. DE-AC36-99-GO10337 NOTICE This report was prepared as an account of work sponsored by an agency of the United States government. Neither the United States government nor any agency thereof, nor any of their employees, makes any warranty, express or implied, or assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information, apparatus, product, or process disclosed, or represents that its use would not infringe privately owned rights. 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Box 62 Oak Ridge, TN 37831-0062 phone: 865.576.8401 fax: 865.576.5728 email: [email protected] Available for sale to the public, in paper, from: U.S. Department of Commerce National Technical Information Service 5285 Port Royal Road Springfield, VA 22161 phone: 800.553.6847 fax: 703.605.6900 email: [email protected] online ordering: http://www.ntis.gov/ordering.htm Printed on paper containing at least 50% wastepaper, including 20% postconsumer waste Preface This report is an assessment of the state of renewable energy markets in summer 1998 in the Chinese provinces of Guangdong, Jiangxi, Jilin, and Yunnan, with updated information from Beijing. The document is a continuation of a 1997 report that details the result of visits made to six provinces. The first section of this report provides a detailed listing of the central government agencies in China involved in renewable energy activities, along with a description of central government policies and regulations. State incentives to promote new high-technology businesses are also discussed, including tax and tariff breaks, loan incentives, and other assistance involving joint ventures and foreign exchange. The section concludes with an outline of potential obstacles to the growth of renewable energy markets. The remaining four sections examine the legal, competitive, economic, geographic, technological, and sociocultural environments in Guangdong, Jiangxi, Jilin, and Yunnan. The report concludes with appendices that provide detailed information on Chinese companies, wind measurement statistics for Guangdong Province, project approval procedures for both large and small companies, foreign loan sources, the biomass circulating fluidized-bed gasifier project, and the Rehai, Tengchong County, geothermal field. This composite document provides only some of the information gathered during the 1998 visit; more detailed, customized information, pertinent to specific sectors of the U.S. renewable energy industry, is best conveyed directly to individual renewables companies. i Table of Contents Preface...............................................................................................................................................i List of Tables ..................................................................................................................................iv Glossary............................................................................................................................................v Introduction......................................................................................................................................1 Chinese Central Government ...........................................................................................................2 Central Government Agencies Involved with Renewable Energy......................................2 Central Government Policies and Regulations ...................................................................4 State Incentives to Promote New High-Technology Enterprises........................................5 Potential Obstacles..............................................................................................................8 Guangdong Province......................................................................................................................11 General Overview .............................................................................................................11 Legal Environment............................................................................................................13 Competitive Environment .................................................................................................14 Economic Environment.....................................................................................................18 Geographic Environment ..................................................................................................19 Technological Environment..............................................................................................19 Sociocultural Environment ...............................................................................................20 Jiangxi Province.............................................................................................................................26 General Overview .............................................................................................................26 Legal Environment............................................................................................................27 Competitive Environment .................................................................................................28 Economic Environment.....................................................................................................30 Geographic Environment ..................................................................................................31 Technological Environment..............................................................................................31 Sociocultural Environment ...............................................................................................31 Jilin Province..................................................................................................................................33 General Overview .............................................................................................................33 Legal Environment............................................................................................................34 Competitive Environment .................................................................................................35 Economic Environment.....................................................................................................36 Geographic Environment ..................................................................................................37 Technological Environment..............................................................................................38 Sociocultural Environment ...............................................................................................38 Yunnan Province............................................................................................................................42 General Overview .............................................................................................................42 Legal Environment............................................................................................................43 Competitive Environment .................................................................................................45 Economic Environment.....................................................................................................50 Geographic Environment ..................................................................................................51 Technological Environment..............................................................................................51 Sociocultural Environment ...............................................................................................52 ii Table of Contents (Continued) Appendices A. Company Profiles Beijing Companies Guangdong Companies Jiangxi Companies Jilin Companies