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Study on the Industrial Energy Saving Potential Based on Energy Intensity Gap between Domestic-owned and Foreign-invested Enterprises

Jiang Xuemei1, Zhu Kunfu2   

  1. 1. School of Economics, Capital University of Economics and Business, Beijing 100070;
    2. University of International Business and Economics, Beijing 100029
  • Received:2014-07-14 Online:2017-01-28 Published:2017-03-16

Abstract:

Based on a non-competitive energy input-output table that differentiates firm ownership, this paper analyzes the energy intensity gap between domestic-owned enterprises (DOEs) and foreign-invested enterprises (FIEs) in industries, and quantifies the industrial energy saving potential when DOEs catch up FIEs in terms of technology. The results show that the upgrades of structure, energy-saving technology and production technology of DOEs can bring respective 10%, 22% and 33% of reductions of energy consumptions of China's industry. Considering both the policy feasibility and social costs, we think the expansion of advanced energy-saving and production technology in DOEs is an effective way for industrial energy saving.

Key words: energy intensity, input-output analysis, energy saving potential, domestic owned enterprises, foreign-invested enterprises