School of Statistics, Shandong University of Finance and Economics, Jinan, China.
Centre for Corporate Sustainability and Environmental Finance, Department of Applied Finance, Macquarie Business School, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia.
PLoS One. 2021 Dec 3;16(12):e0261091. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0261091. eCollection 2021.
More voices are calling for a quicker transition towards clean energy. The exploration and exploitation of clean energy such as wind energy and solar energy are effective means to optimise energy structure and improve energy efficiency. To provide in-depth understanding of clean energy transition, this paper utilises a combination of multiple bibliometric mapping techniques, including HistCite, CiteSpace and R Bibliometrix, to conduct a systematic review on 2,191 clean energy related articles obtained from Web of Science (WoS). We identify five current main research streams in the clean energy field, including Energy Transition, Clean Energy and Carbon Emission Policy, Impact of Oil Price on Alternative Energy Stocks, Clean Energy and Economics, and Venture Capital Investments in Clean Energy. Clearly, the effectiveness of policy-driven and market-driven energy transition is an important ongoing debate. Emerging research topics are also discussed and classified into six areas: Clean Energy Conversion Technology and Biomass Energy Utilisation, Optimisation of Energy Generation Technology, Policy-Making in Clean Energy Transition, Impact of Clean Energy Use and Economic Development on Carbon Emissions, Household Use of Clean Energy, and Clean Energy Stock Markets. Accordingly, more and more research attention has been paid to how to improve energy efficiency through advanced clean energy technology, and how to make targeted policies for clean energy transition and energy market development. This article moves beyond the traditional literature review methods and delineates a systematic research agenda for clean energy research, providing research directions for achieving low-carbon development through the clean energy transition.
更多人呼吁加快向清洁能源转型。开发和利用风能、太阳能等清洁能源是优化能源结构、提高能源效率的有效手段。为了深入了解清洁能源转型，本文利用多种文献计量制图技术（包括 HistCite、CiteSpace 和 R Bibliometrix），对从 Web of Science (WoS) 获得的 2191 篇与清洁能源相关的文章进行了系统综述。我们确定了清洁能源领域的五个当前主要研究方向，包括能源转型、清洁能源和碳排放政策、石油价格对替代能源股票的影响、清洁能源与经济、以及清洁能源风险投资。显然，政策驱动和市场驱动的能源转型的有效性是一个重要的持续争论点。还讨论并将新兴研究课题分为六个领域：清洁能源转换技术和生物质能源利用、能源发电技术优化、清洁能源转型和能源市场发展的政策制定、清洁能源利用和经济发展对碳排放的影响、家庭清洁能源使用、以及清洁能源股票市场。因此，越来越多的研究关注如何通过先进的清洁能源技术提高能源效率，以及如何针对清洁能源转型和能源市场发展制定有针对性的政策。本文超越了传统的文献综述方法，为清洁能源研究制定了一个系统的研究议程，为通过清洁能源转型实现低碳发展提供了研究方向。
