The Answer for China's Future Energy Demands May Be Blowing in the Wind
Thursday, September 10, 2009 - 15:14
in Physics & Chemistry
After just four years of rapid development, China has the world's fourth largest wind power capacity : more than 12 gigawatts. However, the power of the breeze has become available so fast that the nation is struggling to make use of it. For instance, the Jiuquan wind power base in Gansu Province--better known as "Three Gorges on Land"--is expected to supply 10 gigawatts of electricity when it reaches peak capacity in 2020. The wind farm, under construction in the Gansu Corridor--a narrow natural passage cutting through the Gobi Desert, Qilian Mountains and the Alashan Plateau--is just one of seven such giant complexes approved by the Chinese government. [More] ...