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If realized this ambitious project, China would become a “wind superpower” by 2020 when reach to generate 230 gig watts of energy, power generation equivalent to thirteen of the Three Gorges dam, the world’s largest hydroelectric project.
This information was gathered from the report “Overview of China Wind Power 2010″, prepared by the Greenpeace environmental movement, the World Wind Energy (GWEC) and the Association of Renewable Energy Industries of China.
The document says that China led the world in 2009 with the installation of turbines, with 10,129 new devices that collect a capacity of 13.8 gig watts, which is installing a new turbine every time the country is currently asiático.China the second nation in the world that has more power capacity, second only to the United States. In addition, the signs are positive given that the Asian giant for the fourth consecutive year has doubled its generating capacity from wind power, which currently total 25.8 GW. Is a clear signal “the speed of wind power development in China is very remarkable,” said the secretary general as the Global Wind Energy Council, Steve Sawyer.
The head of Greenpeace – China Energy and Climate, Yang Alien, has ensured that the construction of wind farms “will serve to replace the energy generated by 200 plants that use coal.”
The wind project will affect positively on environmental matters, reducing 440 million tones off greenhouse gases in the atmosphere and creating half a million jobs.
The development of the sector of energy generation using wind energy (wind), we can confirm the presence and interest of the largest companies in the industry in the country as companies snivel (third place), Goldwin (fifth), Spanish Games (sixth) and Don Fang (seventh).
In 2010, China was the largest emitter of carbon dioxide, and committed himself to generate within a decade, 15 percent of its energy through fossil fuels, a nomenclature that also includes Beijing nuclear energy.
How can model hydroelectric
The development of new small-scale hydroelectric plants could be an important new impetus for this type of energy enterprises, according to research undertaken by engineers and scientists from the Technische Universidad Munched (TUM) in Germany. These small plants would be more efficient from an economic standpoint, greener and its construction would be simpler, among other important advantages.
The design of new hydro plants could allow renewable energy generation in thousands of geographical locations in which it is not possible, for various reasons, installing traditional core. In Germany, for example, there are no possibilities of developing hydropower infrastructure.
At the same time, other large-scale hydroelectric projects that are carried out in different countries have attracted criticism because of its profound impact on the environment. This determines the future of hydropower, considered the oldest renewable energy source.