{"id":1180,"date":"2005-05-18T15:12:00","date_gmt":"2005-05-18T15:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sustainablog.greenoptions.com\/2005\/05\/18\/china-has-big-plans-for-wind-power\/"},"modified":"2005-05-18T15:12:00","modified_gmt":"2005-05-18T15:12:00","slug":"china-has-big-plans-for-wind-power","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/articles\/china-has-big-plans-for-wind-power\/","title":{"rendered":"China has Big Plans for Wind Power"},"content":{"rendered":"
From ChinaDaily.com via Eco-Portal<\/a>, news<\/a> that the Chinese have ambitious plans for offshore wind farms:<\/p>\n China has unveiled plans to make offshore wind farms a key part of its renewable energy program within two or three decades.<\/p>\n The wind turbines, which would be built 50 kilometers (30 miles) out to sea, would be ideally situated to supply clean power to the populous and booming east coast area.<\/p>\n “Offshore wind sites are close to the main electricity load centers in eastern China, so offer great potential for future energy supply,” Shi Pengfei, vice-chairman of the Chinese Wind Energy Association, told a conference this month.<\/p>\n “I am confident that in 20 to 30 years a very significant proportion of the wind power in China will be off-shore.” <\/p><\/blockquote>\n The Chinese face cost issues, as few companies in the country make wind turbines. Still, while the Chinese have a long ways to go on human rights and governance issues, they seem to be getting on the renewable energy bandwagon at the right time: before they become total oil junkies.<\/p>\n Technorati tags: wind power<\/a>, China<\/a><\/p>\n