Construction of solar power generation demonstration cities

Can new energy demonstration cities accelerate green innovation?

In addition, some scholars have observed that new energy demonstration cities are conducive to improving urban energy efficiency and increasing green energy consumption, thereby accelerating the regional energy transition (Cheng et al. 2023; Hou et al. 2024). Furthermore, a few studies have explored the impact of NEDCC on green innovation.

Is a city a new energy demonstration city?

The independent variable in this paper is a dummy variable indicating whether a city is a new energy demonstration city in the current year. The screening method for the data samples is as follows: The new energy demonstration areas encompass three levels: industrial parks, districts within cities, and entire cities.

Does new energy demonstration city construction impact Reti?

Renewable energy technology innovation (RETI) has become essential for mitigating climate change and empowering the world’s carbon peaking and neutrality targets. However, existing studies have not systematically and scientifically assessed the impact of new energy demonstration city construction (NEDCC) on RETI.

How can local governments promote new energy demonstration cities?

In view of the mechanism complexity for the policy orientation of the construction of new energy demonstration cities and the different characteristics of the cities, local governments should seize the location advantage and formulate support policies according to local conditions in the process of promoting new energy demonstration cities.

Does new energy demonstration city construction policy-oriented impact on urban ECP?

At present, when studying the policy impact of new energy demonstration cities, no scholar has explored new energy demonstration city construction policy-oriented effect from the perspective of ECP. It is also essential to identify the role of urban technological innovation in the impact of new energy demonstration city policies on urban ECP.

How do new energy demonstration cities promote the improvement of ECP?

Meanwhile, under the target constraint of new energy consumption, new energy demonstration cities restrict the energy consumption of market subjects to promote the improvement of ECP by eliminating high energy consuming industries and enterprises, increasing investment in new energy technology innovation, and improving the market access threshold.