Development of Wind Power Accelerating in Coastal Areas
SHANGHAI, Oct. 19 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- At a time when wind power is vigorously developing in China, “Wind Power Shanghai 2007” will be held in Shanghai from November 1-3, 2007. This exhibition, jointly organized by Chinese Renewable Energy Industry Association, the Chinese Wind Energy Association, the Global Wind Energy Council and Shanghai International Exhibition Co. Ltd., is the most important event in China’s wind power industry this year.
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This exhibition is composed of two major parts: the exhibition and conference. The exhibition space covers 9,000 square meters, with 110 exhibitors from 18 countries and regions participating. The number of visitors is expected to reach 10,000. Major wind power equipment manufacturers from across the world, such as Vestas, Suzlon, General Electric, Nordex, Acciona, and Airtricity, along with well-known wind power enterprises in China, including, Xinjiang Goldwind, Shanghai Electric and Zhejiang Windey, will host their shows in large spaces. Meanwhile, British companies will participate as U.K. Pavilion. Participation of many domestic and foreign spare parts manufacturers will help comprehensively embody the wind power industrial chain.
The conference is the second important component of this event. 300 delegates are expected to attend the meeting and its main topics will cover policies, experience, technologies, wind power markets, wind measurement, project development and operation, wind farm at sea, investment and financing in connection with the development of wind power at home and abroad. Officials of energy resources and environmental protection departments from several countries are expected to come to China in order to attend the event, and representatives of the United Nations Environment Program, Global Wind Energy Council, European Wind Energy Association, American Council of Renewable Energy, World Bank and other international organizations will also be in attendance. The relevant departments of the state and officials of departments in charge of wind power from provinces across China will also attend, as well as leaders from major domestic and foreign wind turbine manufacturers.
The call for reducing discharge of greenhouse gases is becoming increasingly louder worldwide and wind power has shown its great potential for dealing with the change of climate, alleviating pressure on energy security and satisfying demand for energy resources as a kind of clean and high-efficient energy.
China has one billion kilowatts of exploitable wind energy resources (250 million kilowatts on land and 750 million kilowatts at sea). China’s Medium and Long-Term Development Plan for Renewable Energy Resources indicates the total installed capacity of wind power will reach five million kilowatts by 2010 and 30 million kilowatts by 2020. The plan proposes to promote technical progress and industrial development of wind power, realize local production of wind power equipment and make wind power more competitive in the market as soon as possible through large-scale wind power development and construction projects, bringing the economic advantage of wind power into play in economically developed China’s coastal areas, while also bringing the resource advantage of wind power into play in the northwest, the far north of Northern China and Northeastern China by building large and super-large wind power farms.
The total content of wind power resources in Shandong Province is 67 million kilowatts, equaling the installed capacity of 3.68 Three Gorges Hydropower Stations, ranking third in China. The wind power development program of Shandong Province plans to increase its total installed capacity to one million kilowatts by 2010. Jiangsu Province, located in the center of the eastern coastal area, has the largest marine radiation sandbank in the world and very rich wind power resources. Wind power development in Qidong, Rudong, Yancheng, Dongtai, and Dafeng etc. draws attention from home and abroad and the wind power manufacturing industry keeps developing rapidly there. Jiangsu is expected to rank among the big wind power provinces with an annual output of one million kilowatts in a year. Zhejiang Province, which has the longest coastal line in China, is rich in wind power resources along its coastline and at sea, and further wind power projects are planned for Cangshan, Dachen Island, Qushan Island, and the Cixi Wind Power Field. Fujian started to develop wind power resources early and accelerated its development in recent years. Construction of the six big wind power projects in Liuao in Zhangpu County, Aojiao in Dongshan County, Chongwu in Huian County, Jiangtian in Changle County, Gulei in Zhangpu County and Meiling in Shaoan County will increase Fujian’s installed capacity by more than 600,000 kilowatts.
Shanghai has rich wind power resources and at least 83% of “wind duration” is exploitable in a year. The broad sea area is ideal for building wind power farms. The first wind power project at sea is being built east of the East Sea Bridge in Shanghai and its total installed capacity is as much as 100,000 kilowatts, which will create a new era in the development of wind power at sea in China. The prologue is beginning for China’s coastal areas to bring their economic advantages into play and accelerate the development of wind power.
About Shanghai International Exhibition Co., Ltd. (SIEC)
Shanghai International Exhibition Co., Ltd. (SIEC) is jointly invested in by Shanghai World Expo (Group) Co., Ltd. and the Council for the Promotion of International Trade, Shanghai. The SIEC was founded on July 1st, 1984 with the approval of the Ministry of Foreign Trade & Economic Cooperation and the People's Government of Shanghai Municipality.
The SIEC is a full member of Union des Foires Internationales (UFI). The SIEC has held 500 international exhibitions of various themes and sizes. It also has successfully held a number of solo exhibitions at national level.
"AUTO SHANGHAI", "SHANGHAITEX", "CHINA CYCLE", "FASHION SHANGHAI", "ELE/PT COMM CHINA" are among the first eight exhibitions approved excellent by The Evaluation Committee of Shanghai Conventional & Exhibition Industries.
