China Cementing Global Dominance of Renewable Energy and Technology

[cirr]

That's a significant share of the global capacity by 2020. I believe that China's share will go beyond that number because of the immense investment that is being made at the moment. Besides, China's market is more ready for NE-Vehicles and it has a number of big players that provide affordable options for mass consumption.

China's environmental policies are also becoming major driving force toward the creation of a greater market capacity.

The numbers quoted in the article are completely off the mark.

2016 capacity 16.4 GWh?

Over 60 GWh more likely, with BYD and CATL each at 10 GWh.

Another figure that has been talked about is 100 GWh.

 

[onebyone]

China smashes solar energy records, as coal use and CO2 emissions fall once again
Dr. Joe Romm
Feb 28

With millions of jobs up for grabs, China seizes clean tech leadership from U.S.

Six solar and wind power farms in northwestern China. CREDIT: AP/Ng Han Guan

We are witnessing a historic passing of the baton of global leadership on technology and climate from the United States to China.

The new U.S. administration has said it will abandon climate action, gut clean energy funding, and embrace coal and oil — the dirty energy sources of the past that experts say can’t create a large number of sustainable new jobs. At the same time, China is slashing coal use and betting heavily on clean energy, which is clearly going to be the biggest new source of permanent high-wage jobs in the coming years.

Indeed, Beijing plans to invest a stunning $360 billion by 2020 in renewable generation alone, and China’s energy agency says the resulting “employment will be more than 13 million people.”

Renewable energy jobs in select countries (excluding large hydropower). CREDIT: IRENA

In 2016, Chinese coal consumption fell for the third consecutive year, Beijing reports, while it installed almost twice as many solar panels as it had in 2015, which was also a record-setting year. Beijing projects both trends will continue in 2017.

China’s solar installation target for 2020 is likely to be achieved in 2018, which as Greenpeace’s Energy Desk noted in January, is “a pretty impressive feat given that the target was set only a couple of months ago.”

All of these policies have helped make China a new global leader in climate action, as their own CO2 emissions have plateaued and declined since 2013.

Via Greenpeace’s Energy Desk

Meanwhile, the rest of the world has redoubled its commitment to ramping up clean energy and ratcheting down carbon pollution, as required by the Paris climate agreement. That’s a $50 trillion (or more) commitment in the coming decades.

That means tens of millions of new jobs in clean energy are up for grabs, something no other emerging sector can match. China’s strategy is simple, as explained in a recent analysis by Melanie M. Hart. Hart, director of China policy at the Center for American Progress, writes:
“What Beijing really wants is for the next generation of energy technologies to come from China.”

Ironically, it was the United States itself in 2014, under President Barack Obama, that managed to extract the game-changing pledge from China to cap emissions by 2030 while doubling zero carbon energy. China is on track to beat both of those pledges.

Tragically for U.S. workers, while America helped pave the way for a China deal, and then global deal, that ensures the world economic prosperity will belong to the countries that lead the way on clean energy, we elected a president who campaigned on zeroing out clean energy funding and waging a losing battle to stanch the loss of fossil fuel jobs.

Even more tragic for America than ceding a multi-trillion dollar market to China is the fact that the U.S. is planning to aggressively attack all policies aimed at reining in carbon pollution just when the future of the climate for the next thousand years will be decided. That makes resistance to Trump and his policies all the more important.

https://thinkprogress.org/with-millions-of-jobs-up-for-grabs-china-seizes-clean-tech-leadership-from-u-s-a37154d02d0#.k2il2kbv8

 

[Keel]

Phenomenal although still some way to go before replacing fossil energy
Congrats China!

 

[Beast]

Beijing has banned any new coming petrol taxi. All new taxi must be electric. Soon it will be all major cities of Guangzhou or Shanghai and Shenzhen. That will means 200000-300000 new electric car. Maybe soon China will ban new petrol car sales. It will spur more vehicle to electric. I dont think fossil fuel is going to last another 10 years.

Many new nuclear plants in China are also going operation in 2018.

 

[AndrewJin]

Good news.

 

[cirr]

Beijing has banned any new coming petrol taxi. All new taxi must be electric. Soon it will be all major cities of Guangzhou or Shanghai and Shenzhen. That will means 200000-300000 new electric car. Maybe soon China will ban new petrol car sales. It will spur more vehicle to electric. I dont think fossil fuel is going to last another 10 years.

Many new nuclear plants in China are also going operation in 2018.

Taiyuan in Shanxi is the first major city where taxis have gone all electric, with nearly 10000 BYD e5s and e6s plying for hire up and down the provincial capital.

28 cities in the JJJ area are set to follow the fine example of Taiyuan.

千亿级别市场大门开启 出租车全面电动化已成趋势

来源：高工电动车网

发布时间：2017-03-02 10:06

摘要：比亚迪董事长王传福在今年1月份接受采访时就明确指出，到2018年公交领域的燃油车会面临退出，出租车可能是下一个领域，在未来3年时间里，出租车全面电动化会进入一个快车道。

【高工锂电综合报道】

　　我国出租车全面电动化已经开启，燃油出租车“油改电“进程正在提速，这将成为新能源汽车发展进程中不容忽视的一大市场。

　　近日，一则“京津冀28个城市出租车全面电动化”的消息引发热议，称有关部门将制定政策要求北京市在2017年9月底之前，全市所有营运出租车辆全部更换为纯电动汽车，其余27座城市2017年底前一半营运出租车辆更换为纯电动汽车。

　　2月27日下午，国务院新闻办公室举行的新闻发布会上，交通运输部部长李小鹏明确表示，参与这方面工作的城市还要更多。

　　比亚迪董事长王传福在今年1月份接受采访时就明确指出，到2018年公交领域的燃油车会面临退出，出租车可能是下一个领域，在未来3年时间里，出租车全面电动化会进入一个快车道。

　　出租车电动化成为趋势

　　“未来各大城市出租车电动化必将成为一种趋势，其实不少城市已经出台相关的政策，对新增和更换的出租车要求电动化。“比亚迪一位相关负责人这样表示。

　　资料显示，全国多个城市和地区城市出租车电动化已经悄然兴起。北京早在2015年便已经开始政策鼓励纯电动出租车运营，同时上线了500辆纯电动出租车。2016年4月北京市发改委发布的《北京市电动汽车充电基础设施专项规划(2016-2020年)》，北京市计划在2020年实现出租车全部电动化。

　　深圳在城市公共交通领域推广新能源汽车的工作一直走在前列。自2010年起，深圳市便开始投放纯电动出租车。根据深圳最新相关政策，未来深圳新增的出租车将全部使用电动化，并且到2020年深圳市的出租车将全部替换成电动出租车；同时对网约车也提出了电动化的要求。

　　比亚迪上述负责人介绍，目前深圳市多家出租车运营公司已经开始纯电动出租车的投放工作。截至目前，深圳市的纯电动出租车运营数量已经达到5500辆。同时，深圳市还对出租车“油改电”给出了多重奖励政策。

　　除了一线城市，除此之外，目前在山西、南京、杭州、武汉、珠海、兰州、山东等多个省市均开始了纯电动出租车的推广运营工作，不少城市已经出台了相关鼓励政策。

　　例如山西太原已经实现了出租车全面电动化，全市8200辆燃油出租车已经全部替换为纯电动。在山西省其他城市也开始了纯电动出租车的推广工作，例如阳泉市2016年投入了720辆电动出租车。

　　据交通部负责人介绍，截止2016年底，全国新能源公交车的总量已经超过了16万辆，新能源出租汽车已经达到了1.8万辆。同时，各大城市在城市各大领域的纯电动化工作方面还在加速，一方面是作为节能减排，另外一个方面也是作为实现行业的转型升级。

　　交通部对于新能源出租车和物流车现阶段目标是，到2020年新能源城市的公交车达到20万辆，新能源出租汽车和城市物流配送车辆要达到10万辆的发展目标。截至目前，城市公交车与物流配送已经接近了既定目标，但城市新能源出租车还有8.2万辆差距。

　　千亿级别市场不容忽视

　　据测算，北京市共有约6.7万辆运营出租车，如果全部实现“油换电”，纯电动乘用车的市场规模将近100亿元。有人士向高工电动车网透露，京津冀地区28个城市出租车全部实现电动车，初步估计约有20万辆，按照每辆电动出租车采购价格15万元计算，这样的市场规模超过300亿元。

　　可以预计，全国大部分城市的出租车电动化市场将高达千亿，这一巨大的市场蛋糕自然会引发关注。

　　综合来看，各地城市出租车的电动化起步要稍晚于城市公交车。截至目前参与运营并且具备成熟运营经验的车型与企业并不多。目前有车型参与运营的包括比亚迪、北汽、东风、吉利等少数几家车企。

　　值得一提的是，比亚迪在各地公交车市场的布局有目共睹，在出租车市场的布局同样快速。

　　据比亚迪上述人士介绍，从最早2010年深圳的示范运营开始，已经有6年的运营经验。目前深圳市的5000多辆纯电动出租车全部来自比亚迪。此外比亚迪的电动出租车已经在东莞、珠海、韶关、武汉、杭州、南京、西安、北京等20多个城市开始投放运营。

　　据了解北汽集团也开始了在电动出租车领域的投入，根据计划到2020年，北汽集团将在全国推广30万辆以上换电出租车、打造不少于2000座充换电站群。

　　有一位业内人士表示，目前个城市的电动出租车采购与电动公交车一样，一定程度上受到地方行政干预，也就是所谓的地方保护，并非所有的品牌都有资格进入供应体系。

　　对此，深圳发改委新能源汽车推广相关负责人曾对高工电动车网表示，城市出租车属于城市公共交通系统，要考虑公众影响。在采购时首先会考虑性能成熟，经过运营考验的车型，同时具备成熟的运营经验的企业与车型。

　　出租车电动化的障碍

　　不可否认的是，出租车电动化提速过程中，还存在一定障碍和难题，其中主要包括了成本高、充电难、质量与安全以及续航里程几大方面。

　　首先在成本方面，有出租车运营公司认为一辆电动车的采购成本普遍在15万元左右，而燃油车的采购成本约为5万元。并且很大一部分燃油车并未达到报废年限，替换起来成本过高。

　　不过目前有成熟已经开始出台政策，除了纯电动出租车会享受国家与地方对的新能源汽车补贴外，对燃油车未达年限或者达到年限主动替换的均给以现金奖励，例如深圳、太原等地。

　　另外电动出租车争议较大的便是不少司机反映的续航里程短，充电时间长，每天耗费大量时间在充电上，同时充电难等等问题。尤其是在北方地区司机普遍反应的冬天电动车续航里程短，不敢开暖风、冬天电池衰减严重等等。

　　比亚迪上述人士透露，在深圳初期也遇到一些类似问题，但目前电动车的续航里程较早期已经大幅提升，充电时间也缩短，尤其是司机熟悉运营规律后，会根据电量情况灵活补电，加上现在深圳的充电桩数量较早前大有提升，上述问题如今已经大大缓解。

　　这对这一问题，业内也提出一种思路，换电模式在出租车领域具备高效、高性价比的优势。对于北京等出租车运营强度大的一线城市来说，这似乎是一种更可行的模式。例如在北京，北汽新能源联手中石化等企业打造了首批10座充换电站已经投入使用，主要服务北京出租车市场。

　　可以预见，在一个地区大批量上线电动出租车的初期，必然会暴露许多矛盾与问题，但出租车电动化已经成为趋势，只是还需要一个过程。

 

[AndrewJin]

 

[cirr]

In 5 years max, the prices of lithium-ion batteries will be such that allows the mass deployment of energy storage systems in tandem with solar/wind farms.

Perfect combination.

 

[oprih]

China is the leader in green technology!

 

[egodoc222]

In 5 years max, the prices of lithium-ion batteries will be such that allows the mass deployment of energy storage systems in tandem with solar/wind farms.

Perfect combination.

Tesla has Already demonstrated it...to store solar power on a large scale....it can even store excess power from regular transmission lines!!

 

[xxqa_ds]

Tesla has Already demonstrated it...to store solar power on a large scale....it can even store excess power from regular transmission lines!!

This concept requires flexible smart grid support, it is too difficult. Single user is almost passable.

 

[egodoc222]

This concept requires flexible smart grid support, it is too difficult. Single user is almost passable.

This is an interesting video...check this out!!

 

[MultaniGuy]

Kudos to our ally China.

 

[SBUS-CXK]

China is world’s largest investor in renewable energy

China blazed ahead of the rest of the world in terms of investment in renewable energy last year, spending a total of $103bn, or 36% of the world total.

The country, notorious for its dangerous levels of pollution, invested more than the US ($44.1bn), the UK ($22.2bn) and Japan ($36.2bn), put together, the United Nations Environment Programme’s annual report on global trends in renewable energy found.

In total, countries around the world invested $286bn in renewable energy capacity, early-stage technology and research and development in 2015 – more than six times higher than investments in 2004 and setting a new global record, adding $13bn to 2014’s investments.

As also revealed by Climatescope 2015 in November, developing countries outpaced their developed counterparts for the first time last year. The UNEP found emerging economies invested $156bn last year, a 19% increase on 2014, surpassing the developed world’s $130bn, which marked an 8% decrease.

Also for the first time, coal and gas-fired electricity generation attracted less than half the investments made in solar, wind and other renewables capacity, which stood at $130bn and $266bn respectively.

UNEP executive director Achim Steiner said last year’s record-setting investments are further proof that renewables are becoming ever more central to low-carbon lifestyles, and proving especially valuable in societies where reliable energy can offer “profound” improvements in quality of life, economic development and environmental sustainability.

UNEP also noted earlier this week that Latin America could save up to 10% in energy consumption by switching to cleaner technologies, saving $350bn in energy bills annually and reducing global CO₂ emissions by 1.25bn tonnes per year.

The report said this fast-rising demand in emerging economies, particularly China’s dash for wind and solar, are among the factors driving this shift in investment towards developing nations and away from advanced economies.

While countries like India, South Africa, Mexico and Chile all saw significant increases in investment, with the latter three seeing 329%, 105% and 151% spikes respectively, investment in Europe was down 21% at $48.8bn, the continent’s lowest figure for nine years despite record investments in offshore wind projects.

Subsidy cutbacks in Europe and sluggish economic growth in advanced economies could also be contributing to this trend, the report said.

The falling cost of renewables is also a factor in their rise across the globe. Worldwide, clean energy sources added 134 gigawatts of capacity last year, compared to 106GW in 2014 and 87GW in 2013.

Michael Liebreich, chairman of the advisory board at Bloomberg New Energy Finance, which launched the report along with the Frankfurt School-UNEP Collaborating Centre for Climate & Sustainable Energy Finance, noted that this was true despite the tumbling oil, gas and coal prices.

Increases were lead by wind and solar power, which dominated the renewables market in 2015 as in previous years.

The UNEP said that were it not for renewables, not including large hydro projects, annual global CO₂ emissions would have been significantly higher – 1.5 gigatonnes – in 2015.

Steiner said continued and increased investments like those seen last year is not only good for the people and planet, but will be a key element in achieving international targets on climate change and sustainable development.

“By adopting the Sustainable Development Goals last year, the world pledged to end poverty, promote sustainable development and to ensure healthier lives and access to affordable, sustainable and clean energy for all.

“Continued and increased investment in renewables will be a significant part of delivering on that promise.”

http://www.publicfinanceinternation...hina-worlds-largest-investor-renewable-energy

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[cirr]

Video showing how 40m long wind turbine blades are transported from A to B

http://www.bilibili.com/video/av9180450/?zw



Nuclear unit goes online at Yangjiang

2017-03-16 09:59

China Daily Editor: Li Yan

China's first nuclear unit constructed after the 2011 Fukushima accident in Japan was put into operation on Wednesday, after 168 hours of test operation, according to China General Nuclear Power Corp, the country's largest nuclear operator.

With construction beginning in November 2012, Unit 4 of the Yangjiang nuclear power plant, China's biggest nuclear power plant located in Guangdong province, has had a good safety record, said CGN, which is also the world's fifth-biggest nuclear operator with 19 nuclear power units in operation and an installed capacity of 20.38 gigawatts at the end of 2016.

After the Fukushima disaster, nuclear power unit construction was suspended in China and all nuclear plants under planning or construction were reviewed.

However, nuclear power generation in recent years, especially in the first two months of the year, had continued to see sharp growth, said Joseph Jacobelli, a senior analyst with Asia utilities and infrastructure research at Bloomberg Intelligence.

China's nuclear energy developers will be commissioning many more reactors during the 13th Five-Year Plan (2016-20) as nuclear power is a key source of clean energy along with hydropower, he said.

"Installed nuclear capacity already more than doubled to 27.17 GW in the 12th Five-Year Plan (2011-15) and should double again by 2020 to 58 GW," said Jacobelli.

"Actual output from nuclear plants has also followed suit, with a 24.4 percent increase in 2016 alone."

The growth was coming from a low base with nuclear power accounting for just 3.6 percent of the total in 2016, he added.

Six units are planned for the Yangjiang plant, with Unit 1 entering commercial operation in March 2014, Units 2 and 3 in June 2015 and January 2016, respectively. And all six reactors will be put into operation by 2019, said the company.

The grid connection of Yangjiang's Unit 4 brings its total number of operational power reactors in operation to 20, with a combined installed capacity of more than 21.46 GW, said the company.

CGN's total annual nuclear on-grid power generation was roughly 115.58 billion kilowatt-hours in 2016, an increase of 30.8 percent year-on-year, which is equivalent to a reduction in coal consumption of 37 million metric tons and carbon dioxide emissions of 90 million tons and sulfur dioxide emissions of 880,000 tons, it said.

http://www.ecns.cn/business/2017/03-16/249450.shtml