TOPIC 'Wind Power' on Mar 25, 2009 (CET)
The Wind Dragon
What would be more surreal than seeing a wind farm alongside the Great Wall?
True, thinking of renewable energy takes the adventure and “romance” out of ancient China, but in this century of energy conservation, renewable sources, and global warming concerns, even China has gotten on board by recently passing their Renewable Energy Law, which will increase their state renewable energy capacity up to 10 percent within the next ten years.
“One of the world's largest economies has now made one of the largest state-sponsored commitments toward renewable energy”-- RenewableEnergyAccess.com
Rapidly growing economic development has created a serious commitment to efficient and cost effective power. Increases in energy consumption increases emissions that impact the environment. China is also looking at all their customers on the power grid, the use and power shortages. Additionally, China does not want to assume a significant dependence on foreign and imported energy.
China’s Renewable Energy Law provides for large-scale development of commercial scale renewable generating facilities. Construction of renewable energy power facilities is encouraged, and China's electricity grid is obligated to purchase all the electricity generated by approved renewable energy facilities located in its service area.
U.S.-based renewable energy organization, Center for Resource Solutions, has been working in China for five years on renewable energy and an energy efficiency policy. Greenpeace also congratulates the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC) and applauds President of the People's Republic of China
Hu Jintao.
The National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), a regulatory department of the State Council, is responsible for implementing the national renewable energy plan and, according to the law, renewable hydroelectricity, wind power, solar energy, geothermal energy and marine energy sources. The law also includes specifics related to the purchase and use of solar photovoltaics (PV), solar water heating, renewable energy fuels, and penalties for non-compliance with the law.
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