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MingYang to Install First Floating Wind Turbine in China in 2021
The China’s first floating wind burbine off the coast of Yangjiang in Guangdong province to be mounted by Ming Yang Energy. Since the completion of integrated load simulation calculation, Mingyang is currently carrying out R&D work on the prototype. The turbine to be a rated output of 5.5 MW. It will be deployed for demonstration […]
China’s First 10 MW Wind Turbine Heads Offshore
An offshore wind turbine with a capacity of 10 MW started operating Sunday in east China’s Fujian Province locating in Xinghua Bay. It jointly developed by Dongfang Electric Corporation and China Three Gorges Corporation. The annual power output can support the average electricity consumption of 20,000 households of three members in a year. The turbine […]
IRENA: Renewables keep getting cheaper
A recent report by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) shows plunging cost of wind and solar energy that could lead to a switch to renewables. The report, “Renewable Power Generation Costs in 2019”, shows prices of concentrating solar power went down by 47%, onshore wind by 40%, and offshore wind by 29% over the […]
MingYang installs storage tech at Huian Quanhui
MingYang Smart Energy has deployed energy storage technology at its 43MW Huian Quanhui offshore wind farm in Fujian, China’s. Quant-Cloud, a subsidiary of MingYang, developed the storage technology to enhance the typhoon resiliance capabilities of MingYang’s offshore wind turbines. An energy storage system is installed in the tower of each turbine to serve as […]
China’s biomass power capacity to reach 15 million KW in 2020
In 2018, China’s biomass power generation saw an 14% increase year-on-year, generating 90.6 billion kw of power. In the first quarter of 2019, biomass power generation increased by 16.7% year-on-year, reaching 24.5 billion kw. The biomass accounts for a growing proportion in China’s total renewable energy. In the first quarter of 2019, installed biomass capacity […]
China fell short on 2019 energy efficiency goals
China missed its energy efficiency goals in 2019, cutting the energy consumed per unit of gross domestic product by 2.6%, lower than its target of 3%, the country’s state planning agency said on Friday in a report to parliament. China aims to cut energy intensity by 15% from 2015-2020, but experts said it might struggle […]