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Does China have a wind energy sector?

From steppe to power source, China’s wind energy sector is revolutionizing the country’s electricity supply and taking on a global leadership role. With its vast landmasses in the north and an extensive coastline, China has optimal conditions for generating wind power.

What is the wind energy resource potential in China?

Davidson et al. estimated that the wind energy resource potential in China is as high as 26.4 PWh but only 17.8 PWh could be developed economically. Sherman et al. estimated the onshore wind electricity generation potential in China from 1979 to 2015, and further evaluated its inter-annual change.

How has China's Wind power capacity redrawn the energy mix?

Beyond cementing China's place in the international green energy hierarchy, the climb in wind power capacity has helped redraw the energy mix across several key provinces. China's operational wind installations are spread out across 30 provinces, 10 of which have installed capacity in excess of 10,000MW, GEM data sbows.

What is the capacity factor of a wind turbine in China?

The capacity factor of an onshore wind turbine in North China and Northeast China’ sites can be up to 0.5, which is equivalent to more than 4000 h a year of electric power generation at full installed capacity. The total area of land with wind capacity factors greater than 0.3 exceeds 400,000 km 2 which is more than 4% of China’s land.

What percentage of China's land has a wind resource?

The total area of land with wind capacity factors greater than 0.3 exceeds 400,000 km 2 which is more than 4% of China’s land. More than half of the land with a wind resource that exceeds a 0.3 capacity factor is located in Northeast China and North China. The rest is mostly in Northwest China.

Which land is suitable for onshore wind development in China?

There is no land suitable for onshore wind development that has a capacity factor greater than 0.3 in Central China or Southwest China. In terms of solar energy, there are more than 50,000 km2 where the solar resource has a capacity factor exceeding 0.15. This accounts for over 0.5% of China’s land area.