Table 4 List of interviews
Actor type | Number of Interviewees | Affiliation of interviewees | Interview date | Interview duration | Interview location | Coding |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rizhao | ||||||
Government | 4 | Bureau of Development and Reform in Ju county, Rizhao | 14/10/2016 | 122 mins | Haihui Group’s office building | RZ1 and RZ2 |
Bureau of Housing and Urban-Rural Development in Ju county, Rizhao | 17/10/2016 | 73 mins | People’s commune restaurant | RZ3 | ||
Bureau of Housing and Urban-Rural Development in Rizhao | 19/10/2016 | 67 mins | Rizhao Renjia restaurant | RZ4 | ||
21/10/2016 | 41 mins | The official’s car | ||||
Manufacturer | 7 | Kehao | 13/10/2016 | 23 mins | Kehao’s office building | RZ5 and RZ6 |
Muyang | 14/10/2016 | 30 mins | Muyang’s office building | RZ7 and RZ8 | ||
Himin | 25/10/2016 | 128 mins | Himin’s office building | RZ9, RZ10, and RZ11 | ||
Real estate developer | 2 | Jinrun | 17/10/2016 | 33 mins | Jinrun’s office building | RZ12 |
Rizhao Cheng Tou | 20/10/2016 | 44 mins | Rizhao Chengtou’s office building | RZ13 | ||
Industry organization | 1 | Rizhao Solar Energy Industry Association | 18/10/2016 | 128 mins | An unknown restaurant | RZ14 |
21/10/2016 | 94 mins | Chengnan Wangshi restaurant | ||||
NGO | 3 | Rizhao Solar Culture Association | 18/10/2016 | 53 mins | Rizhao newspaper office | RZ15 |
Solar Vision | 24/10/2016 | 140 mins | Solar Vision’s office | RZ16 | ||
25/10/2016 | 62 mins | Solar Vision’s office | RZ17 | |||
End-user | 10 | Residents | 13/10/2016 | 15 mins | Office of Wenxin Photography | RZ18 |
18/10/2016 | 15 mins | Electricity Mansion | RZ19 | |||
19/10/2016 | 32 mins | Rizhao Renjia restaurant | RZ20 | |||
21/10/2016 | 170 mins | Chengnan Wangshi restaurant | RZ21, RZ22 and RZ23 | |||
Taxi driver | 13/10/2016 | 12 mins | Car | RZ24 | ||
18/10/2016 | 21 mins | Car | RZ25 | |||
20/10/2016 | 14 mins | Car | RZ26 | |||
22/10/2016 | 67 mins | Car | RZ27 | |||
Total | 27 | |||||
Foshan | ||||||
Senior executives of a utility company | 7 | 3 interviewees are senior executives of the Marketing and Sales Department, Foshan Power Supply Bureau, Guangdong Power Grid Group | 24 March, 2017 | 90 mins | Office, Foshan Power Supply Bureau | FS1, FS2 and FS3 |
2 interviewees are senior executives of the Customer Service department, Foshan Power Supply Bureau, Guangdong Power Grid Group | 24 March, 2017 | 90 mins | Office, Foshan Power Supply Bureau | FS4 and FS5 | ||
2 interviewers are senior executive of the Energy Efficiency Service Centre, Foshan Power Supply Bureau, Guangdong Power Grid Group (who are responsible for renewable energy applications) | 24 March, 2017 | 90 mins | Office, Foshan Power Supply Bureau | FS6 and FS7 | ||
Solar installers | 2 | Representative of solar installer A in Foshan | 24 March, 2017 | 90 mins | Office, Dali Town, Foshan | FS8 |
Representative of solar installer B in Foshan | 24 March, 2017 | 90 mins | Luonan Village Office, Nanzhuang Town, Foshan | FS9 | ||
Expert on solar PV technology | 1 | A professor, the Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion | 7 January, 2015 | 90 mins | Office, Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion, Guangzhou | FS10 |
Solar house-owner | 1 | A householder in Dengxi Village, Dali Town, Foshan | 30 mins | Home of the interviewee, Dengxi Village | FS11 | |
Total | 11 | |||||
Wuxi | ||||||
Government | 8 | Wuxi Bureau of Environmental Protection | 22/11/2016 | 55 mins | office | WX1 |
Wuxi Bureau of Foreign Trade | 22/11/2016 | 50 mins | office | WX2 | ||
Wuxi Bureau of Economic Development | 23/11/2016 | 30 mins | office | WX3 | ||
Wuxi Bureau of Housing and Urban Development | 23/11/2016 | 65 mins | office | WX4 | ||
Wuxi Bureau of Planning | 10/04/2017 | 90 mins | office | WX5 | ||
(two interviewees) | 11/04/2017 | 50 mins | office | WX6 | ||
Wuxi Bureau of Science and Technology | 11/04/2017 | 50 mins | office | WX7 | ||
Wuxi Development and Reform Commission | 23/11/2016 | 50 mins | office | WX8 | ||
Manufacturer | 2 | Taihu new town PV company | 26/04/2017 | 40 mins | Coffee shop | WX9 |
Suntech Ltd. | 26/04/2017 | 30 mins | Coffee shop | WX10 | ||
Real estate developer | 1 | Landsea | 10/04/2017 | 30 mins | Coffee shop | WX11 |
Industry organization | 2 | Taihu new town High-tech company, | 13/04/2017 | 40 mins | office | WX12 |
Wuxi Planning and Design Institution | 10/04/2017 | 160 mins | office | WX13 | ||
NGO | 1 | Chong’ an Housing Association | 11/04/2017 | 50 mins | Coffee shop | WX14 |
End-user | 6 | Chong’an residents (4) | 11/04/2017 | 50 mins | Coffee shop | WX15–18 |
Taihu new town residents (2) | 13/04/2017 | 40 mins | Coffee shop | WX19–20 | ||
Total | 20 | |||||