China Hope to Double Wind Power By 2010 BRIEFING: SHANGHAI
January 17, 2007
Global capacity to produce electricity by wind power may more than double by 2010 from last year’s levels, boosted by China’s efforts to expand alternative energy sources. Capacity to produce wind power may increase to 70,000 megawatts from 30,000 megawatts, Arthouros Zervos, president of the Global Wind Energy Council, said. China plans to spend 1.5 trillion yuan in the next 15 years to increase the use of renewable resources like wind, solar and biomass energy, and cut its reliance on coal and oil. China uses coal to generate two-thirds of its electricity.
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