“I think China is really making rapid progress in this area, although the wimdill development time is very short, but this year China is likely to become in 2009 the upper hand this year’s electric generating capacity in the world’s largest country. This illustrates the dynamics of the industry development. I think China is a wind energy can promote rapid economic development, a good example, because five years ago, China has almost no installed capacity of wind power equipment, this year, you could have the world’s first installed capacity, ” Zervos said.
“For me, this is very positive, because China is an important country in carbon emissions. Therefore, the Chinese government quickly to wind, solar and other renewable energy sources develop in the direction is very correct. We very much appreciate the Chinese in this regard as. I now believe that two or three years, China will become the world’s total installed capacity of electric upwind first country, “Professor Zervos is also the European Renewable Energy Council.
At present, the world’s largest companies upwind power generating capacity of the Vestas of Denmark, the United States, GM ranked second. Followed by Spain, India and Germany, China’s first wind power Huarui Technology Co., Ltd. ranks seventh in the world.
Professor Zervos said that he was to have so many people to participate in the sea wind of the General Assembly was very pleasantly surprised, the original 3,000 people are expected to participate in the result register shows that nearly 5,000 people attended the meeting and exhibitions.
“This shows that people’s great expectations for offshore wind power. It is a rapidly growing area. A variety of factors indicate that the development of wind power can and will achieve the European Union in 2020 to reduce carbon emissions by 20% of the target play an important role in the process of , “Zervos says.
During the meeting, the European Wind Energy Association released a report entitled “Opportunities of the ocean,” the report said, the EU has plans to develop 100GW of wind energy projects, so that the wind power by 2020 to reach 10% of total European consumption. This annual loss of 200 million tons of carbon emissions.
Wind energy industry has also published a “Declaration of the European wind energy at sea,” announced that the industry will ensure that offshore wind power to produce enough equipment, installation vessels, cable laying vessels, providing high-voltage transmission technology. At the same time, the declaration called on the European Commission to publish a blueprint for the North Sea grid, the EU’s energy security and infrastructure blueprint to provide financial support for low-carbon technologies, introduction of market integration, such as the road map.
“We are ready to further develop the industrial sector preparations, it is the politicians carefully developed framework to facilitate the development of offshore wind power. This requires in Copenhagen to reach a consensual agreement,” said Prof. Zervos.
With regard to the existence of a bubble in the industry there is a bubble or future danger, Zervos professor said he not think so.
“This is a heavy industry, there is no bubble, I do not have. wind generators for European land-based wind power has accounted for 4% of EU electricity. This is proof of benefit.”
The next European offshore wind energy by 2011, the General Assembly will be held in Amsterdam in the Netherlands.
