Archive for January 6th, 2009
China Must Change from Coal to Wind
Author: skibare6 Jan
Second, increasingly severe environmental problems are threatening China’s economic sustainability. In two 2007 reports, the Chinese government acknowledged that global warming is a legitimate problem and climate change will likely damage the country’s agricultural and water resources.
At the same time, China is working to address issues stemming from its energy resource make up. The country has little in oil and gas resources, but is rich in coal. Coal made up 70.2 percent of total primary energy consumption. Thermal power accounted for 77.82 percent of the country’s total installed capacity at the end of 2006. In contrast, most countries use far less coal, usually about 30 percent to 40 percent of their energy sources.
More challenges
Although the Chinese government supports the development of solar power, current policy suggests that it does not view solar energy as an economically viable option in the near-term. Instead, the government is supporting the industry’s export business, hoping to deploy solar in the country once costs drop.
Bio-energy holds the greatest promise as an alternative fuel source as the nation has abundant natural resources. Based on current development targets, bio-energy is expected to contribute the same amount of power as wind by 2020.
China Wind Power Projected to Increase to 30 GW by 2020
Author: skibare6 Jan
AMSC, APWR, Zoltek, Vestas , Gamesa, and Suzlon all projected to get alot of this increase!
According To the Report “China: Clean and Renewable Energy Report to 2010″
DUBLIN, Ireland–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/resear… has announced the addition of the “China: Clean and Renewable Energy Report to 2010″ report to their offering.
China will receive approximately 23 percent of global investment in renewable energy between 2005 and 2030, equivalent to about $1.2 trillion, said Francois Nguyen, senior advisor to the International Energy Agency on the development of renewable energy in China.
“China has a golden opportunity for investment in cleaner and more efficient power plants,” Nguyen said, in an exclusive interview.
Such investment is being strongly encouraged by China’s government. The National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), the country’s primary macroeconomic planner, has targeted renewable energy to make up 10 percent of China’s total energy consumption by 2010, and 15 percent by 2020, compared with 7.5 percent in 2005.
Clear targets
The NDRC has set clear industry-specific targets for this push. The commission aims for the country’s hydropower generation capacity to reach 190 gigawatts (GW) by 2010 and 300 GW by 2020, compared with 115 GW in 2005; wind power generation capacity to reach 10 GW by 2010 and 30 GW by 2020, compared with 1.3 GW in 2005; biomass capacity to reach 5.5 GW in 2010 and 30 GW in 2020, compared with 2 GW in 2005; and solar power generation capacity to reach 300 megawatts (MW) in 2010 and 1.8 GW in 2020, compared with 70 MW in 2005.
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