China's current installed wind capacity stands at 16,771MW, making it the fourth largest wind market in the world. China now emits more CO2 than any other nation—roughly 20% of the world's total. It derives 80% of its energy from coal-fired generation and only 0.4% from wind. It is, however, the fastest growing market for wind power. China plans to have more than 100GW of installed wind capacity producing 200TWh per year by 2020.
Since early-recorded history, people have been harnessing the energy of the wind. Wind energy propelled boats along the Nile River as early as 5000 B.C. By 200 B.C., simple windmills in China were pumping water, while vertical-axis windmills with woven reed sails were grinding grain in Persia and the Middle East.
Although wind currently produces just over 1% of worldwide electricity use, it accounts for approximately 19% of electricity production in Denmark, 9% in Spain and Portugal, and 6% in Germany and the Republic of Ireland. Globally, wind power generation increased more than fivefold between 2000 and 2007.
The report on Wind Power in China is a complete analysis of the Chinese wind energy industry. The report analyzes the technology, barriers to the development of wind energy in China, regulatory framework, and a profile of the major industry players.
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Almost the same level of wind capacity – 46,503MW – has been added in the past three years as was added in the twenty years previously. Average annual capacity growth since 1980 has been over 40%. (MORE)
Wind power is the conversion of wind energy into useful form, such as electricity, using wind turbines. In windmills, wind energy is directly used to crush grain or to pump water. At the end of 2007, worldwide capacity of wind-powered generators was 94.1 gigawatts. (MORE)
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