Study On Mechanisms For Transfer Of International Biomass Power Generation Technology Into China

China's demand for electricity has showed a fast growing over the pastdecade, and this trend will be kept for a long time period. On the hand, theshortage of fossil energy resources and the local, regional, and globalenvironmental associated with the burning of fossil fuels largely constrainChina's coal-dominated power industry development. In this context, new andrenewable energy has become a new element of China sustainable powerindustry. China has abundant biomass resources and biomass-based powergeneration produce little local and regional and no global environmentalpollutions. So biomass power generation has been regarded as an importantmeasure to improve the structure of China's electric power sources. Althoughsome progress has been made in recent year in terms of biomass powergeneration technology development and deployment in China, there is still alarge gap between China's technology and the state of art in the world.Introducing advanced technologies into China could not only shorten China'stechnology R&D period, but also enhance the technical level of Chinabiomass power generation industry.This paper reviews international technology transfer literature in terms oftechnology transfer theories and pathways, and summarizes the stages oftechnology transfer. A case study of biogas technology transfer is also carriedout in this paper. The case study is about the transfer of Germany Lipp silotechnology into China. The case study demonstrates that the transfer processhas well fit the technology cycle theory. The case study also shows a declinein time interval between the sale of products and direct investment as onetechnology transfer takes place in the same area. The case study confirms theimportance of buyers' capability of absorbing technology and intelligenceproperty rights in the process of technology transfer.The thesis reviews technology pricing theories and draws up the mainfactors deciding technology price. A case study about the pricing of directburning based biomass power generation technology is carried out in thepaper. The factors influencing a firm's technology choice has been analyzed.Using complete information dynamic game theory, this study has developedan analytical tool within which effects of alternative policy instruments on atechnology buyer's willing to pay can be simulated. With the analytical tooldifferent policy instruments have been evaluated for the transfer of thedirect-burning based biomass power generation technology into China.Last not least, the study gives some recommendations for firms to maketechnology transfer strategy and for governments to formulate policies suchthat an enabling environment of technology transfer could be created.