Wind Energy In China

摘要

China's economic boom has also brought with it a huge demand for energy. There is strong interest in environmentally-friendly energy sources, not least with the aim of diversifying the energy mix and overcoming China's onesided dependence on coal. The Chinese government's aim is to supply 15% of its primary energy needs from regenerative sources by 2020. Today that figure is around 7.5%.rnGreen energy is also helping the Chinese government to meet its social responsibilities. Around 30 million people in the poor and remote areas of the country still do not have access to electricity. The use of decentralised eco-power stations is an effective and comparatively cost-effective way of bringing electricity to these regions.rnAt the beginning of 2006 China strengthened its call to use more regenerative energies by passing a law. This obliges the larger electricity producers in the country, which together have a capacity of over 5 GW, to generate 5% of the energy they produce from regenerative sources by 2010. By 2020 this proportion is set to rise to 10%.rnMost hopes in green energy in China are pinned on wind energy. Because the country is so large and has a long coastline, it has good wind-energy resources. According to estimates by the Chinese Meteorological Research Institute, the useable wind-energy resources on the mainland amount to 253 GW.