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Literature review on renewable energy development and China’s roadmap

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The low carbon energy transition has attracted worldwide attention to mitigate climate change. Renewable energy (RE) is the key to this transition, with significant developments to date, especially in China. This study systematically reviews the literature on RE development to identify a general context from many studies. The goal is to clarify key questions related to RE development from the current academic community. We first identify the forces driving RE development. Thereafter, we analyze methods for modeling RE developments considering the systematic and multiple complexity characteristics of RE. The study concludes with insights into the target selection and RE development roadmap in China.

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    Dequn Zhou, Hao Ding & Qunwei Wang

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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 71573121 and 71834003).

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Zhou, D., Ding, H., Wang, Q. et al. Literature review on renewable energy development and China’s roadmap. Front. Eng. Manag. 8, 212–222 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42524-020-0146-9

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