Development route of the wind power industry in China

RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS

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Zhao, Zhen-Yu¹  Wu, Pan-Hao¹  Xia, Bo²  Skitmore, Martin² 

[1] North China Elect Power Univ, Sch Econ & Management, Beijing 102206, Peoples R China

[2] Queensland Univ Technol, Sch Civil Engn & Built Environm, Brisbane, Qld 4001, Australia

关键词: Renewable energy;    Wind power;    Development route;    China;   

DOI  :  10.1016/j.rser.2014.01.071

来源: Elsevier

【 摘 要 】

Wind power is one of the world's major renewable energy sources, and its utilization provides an important contribution in helping solve the energy problems of many countries. After nearly 40 years of development, China's wind power industry now not only manufactures its own massive six MW turbines but also has the largest capacity in the world with a national output of 50 million MW h in 2010 and set to rise by eight times of that amount by 2020. This paper investigates this development route by analyzing relevant academic literature, statistics, laws and regulations, policies and research and industry reports. The main drivers of the development in the industry are identified as technologies, turbines, wind farm construction, pricing mechanism and government support systems, each of which is also divided into different stages with distinctive features. A systematic review of these aspects provides academics and practitioners with a better understanding of the history of the wind power industry in China and reasons for its rapid development with a view to enhancing progress in wind power development both in China and the world generally. (C) 2014 Published by Elsevier Ltd.

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