China will add 21 gigawatts of hydroelectric generation capacity, 18 gigawatts of wind power generation capacity and 10 gigawatts of solar power generation capacity. China will boost its support of new energy and renewable energy in 2013 through the development of hydropower, wind power and distributed photovoltaic power generation, the National Energy Administration said on … Continue reading China will rely more on wind energy in 2013
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Smart Grid in China
The development of a smart grid has become the major focus of power grid construction in China. Through the application of modern metrology, communications, information, and control technologies, the country’s power grid is undergoing a fundamental upgrade. China’s smart grid development includes six key areas: power generation, transmission, transformation, distribution, consumption, and dispatching. The smart … Continue reading Smart Grid in China
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China’s Offshore Wind Energy Industry Entering Era of Large-Scale Development
“Wind power has become the third-largest electric power in China,” said Liu Qi, deputy director general of the National Energy Administration. “There is no electric power to substitute the position of wind power as No. 3, following thermal power and hydropower.” It was said in the report of the 18th CPC National Congress that “China … Continue reading China’s Offshore Wind Energy Industry Entering Era of Large-Scale Development
Continue readingChina: A revolution is here, and clean energy is the spark
China faces particular challenges and responsibilities in safeguarding future As the world’s fastest-growing economy and as the nation with the largest population, China is experiencing diverse and profound political, economic and diplomatic challenges. Among the most acute of these are to do with energy and the environment. Even as China draws the benefits and accolades … Continue reading China: A revolution is here, and clean energy is the spark
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Huaneng Power International, Inc. announces recent completion of Changtu Taiping Wind Farm phase I
Huaneng Power International, Inc. (“HPI” or the “Company”) (NYSE: HNP; HKEx: 902; SSE: 600011) today announced that the construction project at Phase I of Huaneng Changtu Taiping Wind Farm (which is wholly-owned by the Company) in Liaoning Province, having an aggregate generation capacity of 49.5MW, had completed trial run recently. To date, the Company’s total … Continue reading Huaneng Power International, Inc. announces recent completion of Changtu Taiping Wind Farm phase I
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Promising wind energy outlooks for Brazil, China and the Middle East
The New Year will soon be upon us, and so will the new opportunities for wind power it could hold. With this in mind, Nigel Crowe from PMSS and Lead Session Chair at the EWEA Annual Event from 4-7 February, talks to us about wind power’s emerging markets outside Europe… Where are the three most … Continue reading Promising wind energy outlooks for Brazil, China and the Middle East
Continue readingWind energy jumped 54.2 percent year on year in China
China generated more electricity from clean energy resources in November amid efforts to boost the use of non-fossil fuel energy sources. Electricity generated from clean energy increased 20.3 percent from a year earlier to 74.8 billion kilowatt-hours (kwh) in November, the China State Electricity Regulatory Commission said on Monday. Last month, hydropower grew 19.4 percent … Continue reading Wind energy jumped 54.2 percent year on year in China
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China approves four new wind energy projects
The wind energy projects include a 24.2 billion yuan wind farm in Jiuquan, in the western province of Gansu; a 16.2 billion yuan project in Hami, Xinjiang; a 13.6 billion yuan plant in Baotou, Inner Mongolia; and a 3.23 billion yuan project in Chifeng, Inner Mongolia, the Beijing-based Caixin.com reported. The National Development and Reform … Continue reading China approves four new wind energy projects
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China may double its solar power installed capacity to 40 gigawatts (GW) by 2015
China may likely double its upper limit for solar power installed capacity to 40 gigawatts (GW) by 2015 from the current 21 GW, Xinhua news agency reported. However, the exact figure is yet to be finalised, said Chinese Renewable Energy Society deputy board chairman Meng Xiangan. Solar cell plants face tough prospects after the US … Continue reading China may double its solar power installed capacity to 40 gigawatts (GW) by 2015
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China tops world in wind energy capacity
China’s installed capacities for wind power and hydropower have grown to the world’s largest, said Liu Zhenya,president of the China Electricity Council (CEC), on Sunday. Liu said at a power industry summit that China’s installed wind power capacity expanded rapidly in the past decade, recording a yearly growth of more than 60 percent. Its cumulative … Continue reading China tops world in wind energy capacity
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First Solar partners with Zhenfa on thin-film PV demonstration project in China
First Solar, Inc. (Nasdaq:FSLR) has completed an agreement with Zhenfa New Energy Science & Technology Co., Ltd. to supply 2 megawatts (MW) of First Solar’s advanced thin-film solar modules to one of Zhenfa’s approved solar projects in Xinjiang province in the first quarter of 2013. The collaboration will create First Solar’s first commercial demonstration project … Continue reading First Solar partners with Zhenfa on thin-film PV demonstration project in China
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Gamesa to supply 49.3 MW to Guangdong Nuclear Group in China
Gamesa has operated in China since 2000, installing more than 3,000 wind turbines at more than 60 wind farm sites across the country. As a wind farm developer, the company’s joint development pipeline in China now totals around 3,000 MW. Gamesa, a global technology leader in wind energy, has signed a deal to supply 49.3 … Continue reading Gamesa to supply 49.3 MW to Guangdong Nuclear Group in China
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China’s photovoltaic solar cell producers face tough situation
Chinese solar cell producers may face an even tougher situation, as India, following suit with the United States and Europe, launched an anti-dumping probe into Chinese solar energy products. On Nov. 23, India launched an anti-dumping investigation on solar cells and other products from various regions, including China, according to a statement posted on the … Continue reading China’s photovoltaic solar cell producers face tough situation
Continue readingMore than 400 Chinese photovoltaic companies produce energy-gulping solar panels
Seemingly unnoticed by the rest of the world are the extraordinary strides China has made to create and use various forms of alternative energy, particularly clean sources like hydropower, solar energy and wind power. Constantly we read of pollution caused by China’s use of coal for power, but the fact is that a considerable portion … Continue reading More than 400 Chinese photovoltaic companies produce energy-gulping solar panels
Continue readingChina has promulgated a series of regulations to support the development of renewable energy
As the biggest producer and consumer of energy in the world, China faces many challenges. The pressure to ensure the supply of energy is increasing and so is the pressure to deal with the associated environment issues. In response, the Chinese government has been calling for a transformation in the way energy is developed and … Continue reading China has promulgated a series of regulations to support the development of renewable energy
Continue readingChina: 3,000 megawatts installed capacity in Concentrating Solar Power by 2015
China will have 3,000 megawatts of solar thermal power installed capacity by 2015, with the total market value reaching 45 billion yuan (7.15 billion U.S. dollars), according to a report released on Wednesday. Most parts of China are suitable for the development and use of solar energy, with 98 percent of the country’s territory recording … Continue reading China: 3,000 megawatts installed capacity in Concentrating Solar Power by 2015
Continue readingChina using more wind energy and solar power
Last year, the National Energy Administration set a goal to cap the country’s total energy consumption at four billion tonnes of coal equivalent by 2015, outlining the use of hydropower, wind power, solar power and biomass energy. Clean energy, including natural gas and hydroelectricity, accounts for a bigger proportion of China’s growing energy consumption, according … Continue reading China using more wind energy and solar power
Continue readingSluggish wind energy market buffets wind turbine makers in China
Sinovel Wind Group Co Ltd, China’s second largest wind turbine maker by sales, has put 350 of its workers on paid leave until further notice as a drop in new orders takes its toll on the company’s balance sheet, the company said in a statement Saturday. The company’s revenue fell to a record low of … Continue reading Sluggish wind energy market buffets wind turbine makers in China
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China’s wind energy capacity is expected to reach 60 GW
China’s wind power installed capacity is expected to reach 60 GW with generated capacity to exceed 100 billion Kwh by the end of this year, according to Liu Qi, vice director of the National Energy Administration at the three-day 2012 China Wind Power Conference held in Beijing on Thursday, Chinanews.com reported. The 2012 China Wind Power … Continue reading China’s wind energy capacity is expected to reach 60 GW
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Is China Cornering the Global Wind Turbine Market?
Global wind energy market growth is expected to be nothing but impressive in the foreseeable future. China’s grid-connected wind installations will exceed 60GW by the end of this year, said Liu Qi, deputy director of China’s National Energy Bureau (NEB) speaking at China Wind Power 2012. With one of the fastest growing wind markets in … Continue reading Is China Cornering the Global Wind Turbine Market?
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