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Wind power could provide all of China's electricity, says a new study, if the country raises its subsidy and improves its grid. Ben Block reports.Wind power alone could provide electricity for all of China if the country overhauls its rural grids and... ...full story at China Dialogue

from China Dialogue on Mon, Oct 05 2009

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07 Jun 08 visit Wind Power in China  »  YouTube videoPresented by China's Green Beat and chinadialogue
07 Oct 09 visit Chasing China's wind power, with pure heart  »  People's Daily To most people interested in the wind game in China, he bore a familiar face. He was a pioneer in the country's grid connected wind power development, a key inspirator of China's first Renewable Energy Law, and was widely recognized as the wind power...
03 Aug 09 visit China's installed wind power capacity doubles in H1  »  People's Daily China's installed wind power capacity that transmits power into the national electricity grid rose 11.81 million kilowatts in the first half of this year, doubling the figure of a year earlier, an industry expert told Xinhua over the weekend. Shu...
20 Jan 08 visit Quarter Of Chinese Wind Power Unplugged Due To Bad Planning  »  TreeHugger A good news, bad news story about wind power in China. The Chinese government's growing romance with wind remains significantly unrequited. Many of the recently erected wind turbines remain "unplugged." Either there's no grid connection nearby or grid...
11 Sep 09 visit Wind Power Could Supply All of China's Electricity by 2030, Harvard Study Says  »  TreeHugger photo: Diego Silvestre via flickr A new study coming out of Harvard University's School of Engineering and Applied Science shows that with the proper investment China could easily ditch its coal burning, carbon emitting ways and be entirely wind powered...
05 May 09 visit China Doubling-Up On Wind: Positioning To Become Climate Action Super Power  »  TreeHugger Clip from Chinese Wind Energy Association website. Much is happening in China with wind power. The Global Wind Energy Council reports, for example, that "More than 20 new turbine manufacturers entered the Chinese market in 2008, bringing the total number...

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