Developing Export-Oriented New and Renewable Energy Industries in Norway and China: The Role of Actor Strategies and Framework Conditions

This paper introduces a thesis project whose aim is to analyse Norwegian and Chinese new renewable energy industrial actors’ view of domestic conditions influencing their chances of developing through international technology co-operation, and their strategies for changing and/or adapting to these conditions. Furthermore, the thesis aims to suggest improvements to the current operative framework for new renewable energy technology co-operation in order to better support actors’ needs.