CHINA TO CONNECT 100 GW OF WIND BY 2015

China’s Wind-Power Capacity Linked to Grid Up 87%, Xinhua Says

August 16, 2012 (Bloomberg BusinessWeek)

“China connected 50.26 gigawatts of wind-generated capacity to the nation’s largest electricity grid as of this year, the official Xinhua News Agency said, citing a statement from China State Grid Corp.

“Growth in the on-grid wind power capacity was up 87 percent annually over the last six years…[according to] the larger of China’s two transmission operators. Grid-linked capacity will rise to 100 gigawatts by 2015 and 200 gigawatts by 2020…”

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“China, the world’s largest emitter of greenhouse gases, plans to have at least 15 percent of its energy mix come from non-fossil fuels by 2020. Wind farms are the second-biggest contributor to renewable-energy capacity in the nation after hydropower dams.

“Regional concentrations of wind resources and a lack of links between local electricity networks and the national grid prevent the efficient use of wind power…China needs to accelerate the construction of trans- regional grids to meet its energy-development targets…[according to State Gird deputy general manager at Shu Yinbiao]…”

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