Energy is the driving force of economic development. Looking at the world economic development, from the British invention of the steam and the application of large-scale substitution of coal to oil, then with the economic development related to the climax.
New energy industries and the development of low-carbon economy will involve a number of industry sectors and will greatly change the traditional production and way of life, once a major breakthrough in technology, new energy industry could create a new round of economic prosperity. After the outbreak of the international financial crisis, in order as soon as possible out of the economic downturn, the United States, Japan,glue gun EU and other developed countries and economies issued a series of policies to accelerate the development of new energy industry and other emerging industries. Economic globalization has become increasingly close economic ties with countries in the world, developed the direction of energy development and related policy adjustments, inevitably produce a chain reaction, our country needs in this changing situation in the profit and avoid loss of energy, seize opportunities, speed up development .
First, glue stick the financial crisis developed first to the development of new energy industries.
1. The financial crisis pushed the U.S. to accelerate the development of new energy industries.
The latter half of last century, new energy technologies and electronics, information and other new technology also began to sprout, and with rapid development. However, new energy, compared with the traditional application of high cost of fossil fuels, so the new energy technology in the last century has not been widely used, driving U.S. economic growth is mainly electronic, information, biotechnology, new materials and a series of emerging technologies . The international financial crisis, must find a new industry as a leader in driving the economic development entity. However, the U.S. is no longer the traditional labor-intensive economy, competitive advantage, most of the real economy has been through outsourcing to developing countries, it is impossible to have been transferred out of the real economy to recover again. Revive the real economy, production technologies must support those who control the commanding heights of industry by the United States, therefore, the development of new energy industry of choice for the United States and other developed countries. Development of new energy industry can revive the U.S. economy, energy independence, increase employment, to keep the world economy "leader" status.
The rise of new energy will cause the electric power industry, IT, construction, automotive industry, new materials industry, telecommunications industry and other major changes in the industry and depth of fission, and spawned a series of new industries. New Energy and Industrial development of other industries for several aspects of the performance of direct drive, one pulling the upstream energy industry, such as the new fan manufacturing, photovoltaic modules, silicon processing and a series of processing and manufacturing and resource processing industry; the second is to promote smart grid, electric vehicles and a series of transportation and energy-using product development and development; third is to promote energy efficient building and construction with the development of photovoltaic power generation. This is not only to fill vacancies in the U.S. real economy, social changes in the United States by the consumer for the production, consumption, both in the community, but also increase domestic employment and reduce pollutant emissions.
Although some new energy technology is relatively mature, but for now, new energy, compared with traditional fossil fuels, the cost is still too high, development of new energy industry needs the Government's strong support. February 15, 2009, President Obama signed a total of 787 billion U.S. dollars of the "U.S. Recovery and Reinvestment Act," which focused on the development of new energy industries, including the development of efficient batteries, smart grids, carbon capture and storage and renewable energy.
2. European Union to increase the development of "green energy" efforts.
Before the financial crisis, the EU began to actively promote the development of energy-saving environmental protection industry. In 2007, the European Commission proposed a package of EU energy plan. According to the plan, by 2020 greenhouse gas emissions in 1990 based on at least 20% renewable energy to increase the proportion of total energy consumption to 20%, coal, oil, natural gas and other primary energy consumption 20% , the energy consumption of biofuels in transport proportion increased to 10%, and in 2050 greenhouse gas emissions in 1990 based on the reduction of 60% to 80%. To support the goals mentioned above, the European Union further proposed a comprehensive study of the new energy plan, including the European wind energy, solar, bio-energy, smart power systems, nuclear fission, carbon capture, transport and storage and a series of research projects. Its priorities include: large-scale wind turbines and large systems certification (onshore and offshore), solar photovoltaic and solar thermal power generation of large-scale verification, a new generation of bio-diesel, IV generation nuclear power technology, zero emission fossil fuel power generation, intelligent power systems and power storage and so on.