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The US also has largest number of those meaningless 6.0 liter polar bear killing pickup trucks.
China Cementing Global Dominance of Renewable Energy and Technology
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The US also has largest number of those meaningless 6.0 liter polar bear killing pickup trucks.
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That explains why you don't understand the bird controversy.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DDT
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silent_Spring
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How is it even relevant to wind energy?
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My original assertion was that Wind Power has fallen out of favor due to an outcry over bird deaths - especially large birds like Eagles and Falcons.
Bird deaths is a touchy topic in the US as we have had problems in the past (and still today) with large bird deaths due to the extensive use of DDT (one Eagle species fell to 417, one falcon to 324, one Crane to 34!) and other factors (like you mentioned). DDT was the trigger that started all the EPA laws on pollution around 1972.
Of course the second I mention Wind Power is falling out of favor here others jump on me for saying it. I never said Wind Power is bad or should be banned. It's actually pretty good tech. Unfortunately its big drawback (taken with our DDT past) is something that runs deep here as a negative (which is probably not applicable in other countries). When people see dead eagles and Falcons under wind turbines they aren't so gung-ho about it anymore.
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I don't see so much resentment in Atlanta and many other place may be in north-west people have these sentiments but through proper education we can change their mindset.
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For chinese i believe thats free food from heaven. So they will get power and food both from the wind in single shot.My original assertion was that Wind Power has fallen out of favor due to an outcry over bird deaths - especially large birds like Eagles and Falcons.
Bird deaths is a touchy topic in the US as we have had problems in the past (and still today) with large bird deaths due to the extensive use of DDT (one Eagle species fell to 417, one falcon to 324, one Crane to 34!) and other factors (like you mentioned). DDT was the trigger that started all the EPA laws on pollution around 1972.
Of course the second I mention Wind Power is falling out of favor here others jump on me for saying it. I never said Wind Power is bad or should be banned. It's actually pretty good tech. Unfortunately its big drawback (taken with our DDT past) is something that runs deep here as a negative (which is probably not applicable in other countries). When people see dead eagles and Falcons under wind turbines they aren't so gung-ho about it anymore.
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Nature gives. Dozens of cold air comes from the north Siberia in winter with huge, these cold wave can impact most part of our territory; in summary it's hot typhoon from the Pacific ocean.
We endure nature damage, now we can receive some favour.
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That's a very expensive way of getting free food, LOL.
Yes, the north of the country appears to be rich in potential wind harvest. Taiwan province is also lucky because of the mountains cutting across the island.
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and how much of that is actually connected to the grid??
85% (source: National Energy Administration of China, 2015)
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Not bad, keep working on the national grid!
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China invests in solar, wind, hydro and natural gas for energy but will still be mainly reliant on coal
January 05, 2017
China will plow 2.5 trillion yuan ($361 billion) into renewable power (which includes hydro, tidal, geothermal as well as wind and solar generation by 2020.
1 trillion yuan for solar power as the country seeks to boost solar capacity by five times
700 billion yuan for wind farms
500 billion yuan for hydro power
300 billion yuan tidal and geothermal
China’s investment in renewables sources of electric power in 2015 reached a world record of $110.5 billion – mostly going on wind farms, solar farms and hydro dams (including smaller hydro facilities, not just giant dams)
According to China's five year energy plan, by 2020,
* hydropower installed capacity will reach 380 million kilowatts (including 40 million kilowatts of pumped storage power stations)
* installed capacity of wind power will reach 210 million kilowatts.
* Solar Installed capacity of more than 110 million kilowatts,
* biomass power generation installed capacity of 15 million kilowatts,
* the total utilization of geothermal heating to 42 million tons of standard coal development goals.
These targets add up to a total of 580 million tons of standard coal by 2020, plus nuclear power, which basically ensures the completion of the 15% non-fossil energy development target for 2020, To achieve non-fossil energy accounts for 20% of the primary energy consumption target to lay a solid foundation.
What China built in 2015
China’s investment of $110 billion accounts for no less than 33% of the global green investment of $329 billion in 2015 – itself a world record total. China’s investment matches the combined total of the next two industrial powers, namely the US ($56 billion) and the EU ($58.5 billion).
In 2015, China invested 139.6 billion yuan (around US$21 billion) in new coal-fired power stations.
In 2015 China's investment in hydro amounted to 78.2 billion yuan (or US$11.7 billion) and in nuclear power investment was 56 billion yuan (or US$8.4 billion).
Renewables (incluging hydr) will still only account for just 15% of overall energy consumption by 2020, equivalent to 580m tonnes of coal.
More than half of the nation’s installed power capacity will still be fueled by coal over the same period.
China had aimed to boost natural gas output by 13.26% in 2016 and had set a lower production target for crude oil in a bid to raise the share of natural gas in the country's energy mix to 6.3%. The targets had been set to meet the government's goal of raising domestic natural gas consumption to 6.3% of total energy consumption of 4.34 billion mt of standard coal equivalent in 2016.
China plans to boost natural gas to 10% of the energy mix by 2020
http://www.nextbigfuture.com/2017/01/china-invests-in-solar-wind-hydro-and.html
January 05, 2017
China will plow 2.5 trillion yuan ($361 billion) into renewable power (which includes hydro, tidal, geothermal as well as wind and solar generation by 2020.
1 trillion yuan for solar power as the country seeks to boost solar capacity by five times
700 billion yuan for wind farms
500 billion yuan for hydro power
300 billion yuan tidal and geothermal
China’s investment in renewables sources of electric power in 2015 reached a world record of $110.5 billion – mostly going on wind farms, solar farms and hydro dams (including smaller hydro facilities, not just giant dams)
According to China's five year energy plan, by 2020,
* hydropower installed capacity will reach 380 million kilowatts (including 40 million kilowatts of pumped storage power stations)
* installed capacity of wind power will reach 210 million kilowatts.
* Solar Installed capacity of more than 110 million kilowatts,
* biomass power generation installed capacity of 15 million kilowatts,
* the total utilization of geothermal heating to 42 million tons of standard coal development goals.
These targets add up to a total of 580 million tons of standard coal by 2020, plus nuclear power, which basically ensures the completion of the 15% non-fossil energy development target for 2020, To achieve non-fossil energy accounts for 20% of the primary energy consumption target to lay a solid foundation.
What China built in 2015
China’s investment of $110 billion accounts for no less than 33% of the global green investment of $329 billion in 2015 – itself a world record total. China’s investment matches the combined total of the next two industrial powers, namely the US ($56 billion) and the EU ($58.5 billion).
In 2015, China invested 139.6 billion yuan (around US$21 billion) in new coal-fired power stations.
In 2015 China's investment in hydro amounted to 78.2 billion yuan (or US$11.7 billion) and in nuclear power investment was 56 billion yuan (or US$8.4 billion).
Renewables (incluging hydr) will still only account for just 15% of overall energy consumption by 2020, equivalent to 580m tonnes of coal.
More than half of the nation’s installed power capacity will still be fueled by coal over the same period.
China had aimed to boost natural gas output by 13.26% in 2016 and had set a lower production target for crude oil in a bid to raise the share of natural gas in the country's energy mix to 6.3%. The targets had been set to meet the government's goal of raising domestic natural gas consumption to 6.3% of total energy consumption of 4.34 billion mt of standard coal equivalent in 2016.
China plans to boost natural gas to 10% of the energy mix by 2020
http://www.nextbigfuture.com/2017/01/china-invests-in-solar-wind-hydro-and.html
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China to plow $361 billion into renewable fuel by 2020
China will plow 2.5 trillion yuan ($361 billion) into renewable power generation by 2020, the country's energy agency said on Thursday, as the world's largest energy market continues to shift away from dirty coal power towards cleaner fuels.
The investment will create over 13 million jobs in the sector, the National Energy Administration (NEA) said in a blueprint document that lays out its plan to develop the nation's energy sector during the five-year 2016 to 2020 period.
The NEA said installed renewable power capacity including wind, hydro, solar and nuclear power will contribute to about half of new electricity generation by 2020.
The agency did not disclose more details on where the funds, which equate to about $72 billion each year, would be spent.
Still, the investment reflects Beijing's continued focus on curbing the use of fossil fuels, which have fostered the country's economic growth over the past decade, as it ramps up its war on pollution.
Last month, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), the country's economic planner, said in its own five-year plan, that solar power will receive 1 trillion yuan of spending, as the country seeks to boost capacity by five times. That's equivalent to about 1,000 major solar power plants, according to experts' estimates.
A security guard stands in front of windmills used to generate energy in Shanghai november 28, 2011.
REUTERS/Aly Song
The spending comes as the cost of building large-scale solar plants has dropped by as much as 40 percent since 2010. China became the world's top solar generator last year.
"The government may exceed these targets because there are more investment opportunities in the sector as costs go down," said Steven Han, renewable analyst with securities firm Shenyin Wanguo.
Some 700 billion yuan will go towards wind farms, 500 billion to hydro power with tidal and geothermal getting the rest, the NDRC said.
The NEA's job creation forecast differs from the NDRC's in December that said it expected an additional 3 million jobs, bringing the total in the sector to 13 million by 2020.
Concerns about the social and economic costs of China's air pollution have increased as the northern parts of the country, including the capital Beijing, have battled a weeks-long bout of hazardous smog.
Illustrating the enormity of the challenge, the NEA repeated on Thursday that renewables will still only account for just 15 percent of overall energy consumption by 2020, equivalent to 580 million tonnes of coal.
More than half of the nation's installed power capacity will still be fueled by coal over the same period.
(Reporting by Meng Meng and Beijing Monitoring Desk; Writing by Josephine Mason; Editing by Michael Perry and Christian Schmollinger)
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China will plow 2.5 trillion yuan ($361 billion) into renewable power generation by 2020, the country's energy agency said on Thursday, as the world's largest energy market continues to shift away from dirty coal power towards cleaner fuels.
The investment will create over 13 million jobs in the sector, the National Energy Administration (NEA) said in a blueprint document that lays out its plan to develop the nation's energy sector during the five-year 2016 to 2020 period.
The NEA said installed renewable power capacity including wind, hydro, solar and nuclear power will contribute to about half of new electricity generation by 2020.
The agency did not disclose more details on where the funds, which equate to about $72 billion each year, would be spent.
Still, the investment reflects Beijing's continued focus on curbing the use of fossil fuels, which have fostered the country's economic growth over the past decade, as it ramps up its war on pollution.
Last month, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), the country's economic planner, said in its own five-year plan, that solar power will receive 1 trillion yuan of spending, as the country seeks to boost capacity by five times. That's equivalent to about 1,000 major solar power plants, according to experts' estimates.
A security guard stands in front of windmills used to generate energy in Shanghai november 28, 2011.
REUTERS/Aly Song
The spending comes as the cost of building large-scale solar plants has dropped by as much as 40 percent since 2010. China became the world's top solar generator last year.
"The government may exceed these targets because there are more investment opportunities in the sector as costs go down," said Steven Han, renewable analyst with securities firm Shenyin Wanguo.
Some 700 billion yuan will go towards wind farms, 500 billion to hydro power with tidal and geothermal getting the rest, the NDRC said.
The NEA's job creation forecast differs from the NDRC's in December that said it expected an additional 3 million jobs, bringing the total in the sector to 13 million by 2020.
Concerns about the social and economic costs of China's air pollution have increased as the northern parts of the country, including the capital Beijing, have battled a weeks-long bout of hazardous smog.
Illustrating the enormity of the challenge, the NEA repeated on Thursday that renewables will still only account for just 15 percent of overall energy consumption by 2020, equivalent to 580 million tonnes of coal.
More than half of the nation's installed power capacity will still be fueled by coal over the same period.
(Reporting by Meng Meng and Beijing Monitoring Desk; Writing by Josephine Mason; Editing by Michael Perry and Christian Schmollinger)
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