The Promotion and Development of Solar Photovoltaic Industry: Discussion of Its Key Factors
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https://doi.org/10.13052/dgaej2156-3306.2644Keywords:
Development of Solar Photovoltaic Industry, DEMATEL, En- ergy Policy, National Competitiveness, Porter’s Diamond ModelAbstract
Due to the severe greenhouse effect and the decreasing reserve
of fossil fuels, governments in the world have put more emphasis on
the strategic use of renewable energy. Taiwan also considers the solar
photovoltaic industry to be one of its important industry targets con-
cerning effective and efficient renewable energy exploitation. However,
the development of solar photovoltaic industry, in comparison to other
high-technology innovation developments in this island country, is still
way behind. This research adopts Porter’s diamond model as a theoreti-
cal basis and uses the decision-making trial and evaluation laboratory
(DEMATEL) to explore how to establish the competitiveness of Taiwan’s
solar photovoltaic industry based on the interactions among factors of
industrial development. Our empirical results show that demand con-
ditions, government support, and related supporting industries are
three factors that mainly affect the country competitiveness of its so-
lar photovoltaic industry. Factor conditions and firm strategy, structure,
and rivalry are then the affected factors of the establishing of Taiwan’s
competence in solar photovoltaic industry. Moreover, according to prag-
matic results, this research provides policy suggestions for the related
authorities to refer.
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