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Wind Energy Potential in China
China's Wind Power Potential
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pink=good, blue=ok, yellow=poor (offshore & coastal
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China's abundant inland and
offshore wind energy resources provide potential
for large-capacity, in-grid wind farms. By estimates
of China Meteorology Research Institute the exploitable
wind energy on the nationwide land totals around
253 GW, and the offshore wind energy is about 750
GW. Both of them add up to about 1000 GW. And the
wind energy is widely distributed throughout the
country.
By the end of 2005, China
had built 59 wind farms with 1,854 wind turbine
generators and a 1,266 megawatt in-grid wind power
installed capacity, ranking it number ten globally.
Today, wind power in China
is developing rapidly and receives particularly
strong government support. The new Renewable Energy
Law and its detailed incentive policies reflect
the Chinese government's intention to build up this
industry. By 2020, China plans to have 30 gigawatts
of wind power.
http://www.sp-china.com/powerSources/wp.html
http://www.ecoworld.com/Home/Articles2.cfm?TID=390
Wind resource distribution in China
The exploitable wind resources are
very large, estimated at 250GW, mainly distributed
in two large wind belts: the Coastal wind belt;
and the Northern wind belt from Xinjiang via Gansu
to the plateau of Inner Mongolia, of 10% which can
be explored.
http://www.dow.wau.nl/msa/renewables/Downloads/
workpackage1/Final_report_workpackage_1.pdf
Wind Resources China
China's total exploitable wind resources add up
to 1000 GW: 250 GW onshore, 750 GW offshore. The
richest wind resources are located along the eastern
coast, the offshore islands and in the northern,
north-eastern and north-western.
Many areas have abundant wind resources but little
solar radiation in winter, and experience the reverse
situation in summer, suggesting the suitability
of hybrid wind/PV systems. The 'Brightness Programme',
focusing on poverty alleviation in the western provinces,
covers the installation of around 4 000 such hybrid
systems. However, despite the few operating costs
for these systems, they remain too expensive for
rural residents and the ongoing programme will have
to allocate considerable amounts of subsidies to
consumers.
http://gnesd.org/publications.htm
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