Recently, a wind power plant built in the Antarctic began to run, this can be regarded as the world’s wind power plants in the southernmost. The purpose of the establishment of this wind power plant is to solve a very cold regions of the power supply problems in the hope to change the status quo reliance on diesel.
The wind power plant located on Ross Island, formed by the three turbo-generators. As being located in the Antarctic, the wind power generator plants will face a tough test from the environment, where temperatures as low as -57 ℃.
The wind power plant construction and operation of the company, New Zealand, power companies, project leader Bennett said that if this power plant has been verified to establish a viable, then it will be possible to promote in the Antarctic. He said: “We will use the time to observe the year of the effectiveness of this power plant, and then to assess.”
Reportedly, the wind generators plant will be built in New Zealand and the United States Maike Mo Scott Base research station provided more than 11% of the electricity supply, an annual reduction of 46 million liters of diesel consumption.
In addition, Bennett also said that the establishment of solar power plants in the Antarctic is also within the scope of their consideration.
January 18, the European Union Wind Energy Association (EWEA) published the “2009 European Union annual report of offshore wind power development.” According to the report, the European Union in 2009 the total installed capacity of offshore wind power generation increased by 54% to 577,000 kilowatts.
The rapid development of offshore wind power generation
According to the report statistics, in 2009 the EU wind power, especially in the field of offshore wind power generation has developed rapidly. European Union in 2009 a new wind farm 8, the new offshore wind turbine generator 199 units. In 2009 the total European offshore wind power capacity reached 57.7 million kilowatts, compared with 2008, 373 thousand kilowatts up 54%. In addition, EWEA is expected to be completed by 2010, the European Union will also be 10 new wind farm, the total installed capacity is expected to exceed one million kilowatts.
At present, the European offshore wind farms under construction in a total of 17, the total installed capacity of power generation market to reach 3500 MW, of which more than half of the wind farms are built in Britain. In addition to built 17 wind farms, the EU has approved the establishment of a wind farm there are 52, the total installed capacity of up to 16 million kilowatts. There are also a number of wind farm construction plan is being worked out. The wind farm will provide the European Union more than 10% of the electricity supply.
Not only are more and more, the European Union in the new scale of wind turbines farms is also growing, in 2008 the European Union average of new wind farms installed capacity of 6.2 million kilowatts, whereas in 2009 it rose to 7.2 million kilowatts.
EWEA said that the need for more investment in wind power development
EWEA CEO Christian right in the European Union in 2009 the development of offshore wind power generation, said sure, but he also pointed out that despite rapid growth, but the EU member governments should continue to support offshore wind power development. He said: “Taking into account the establishment of large-scale wind farms in the financial and technical difficulties to be overcome, we have achieved in 2009 is incredible. In order to encourage wind power industry development, the Government should continue to provide a political framework for more help to attract more investors to enter this field. ”
In the fiscal revenue side, according to EWEA statistics, offshore wind power in 2009 brought the EU total of 1.5 billion euros in revenue. Taking into account the large number of EU electricity by 2010, the company will expand their business in North America and Asia, EWEA is estimated that in 2010 this income is expected to increase to 30 billion euros. Of course, the Government’s support is important because these projects are usually the biggest problem is funding. Worked six wind farms injection group of the European Commission said the recovery plan, will continue to increase investment in this area, but also the European Investment Bank, said of the wind power generator investments.
Recently, the European Union nine countries signed an agreement to build in the North Sea agreed to study the feasibility of UHV grids, which is seen as the European Union an important breakthrough in the development of wind power generation. In addition the European Investment Banking will also provide a similar connection to the United Kingdom and Norway, wind power project investment 300 million euros, the project also was optimistic about the outside world.
Kristen believes that more and more money into shows that policy makers clearly wind power will be the key to EU’s future energy supplies. He said: “As more and more capital investment, the wind turbines continuous development of the field of wind power will provide the EU to bring in advanced technology, more job opportunities and economic recovery.”
Wind power generator as a clean energy, more and more countries in the world, “thinks highly of.” In China, wind power is like a seedling, we have for the rapid development of wind power and delight when, but also need to focus on its growth and development problems in a timely removal of weeds that impede growth and help it be more healthy growth.
At present, China’s wind power industry prominent contradictions and problems. For example, the power grid construction is lagging behind in wind power development, wind power production there is no national standard, wind power equipment manufacturing enterprises a potential surplus of wind power industry, technology and enterprise operation and management level needs to be improved.
Of course, some enterprises can not be excluded, particularly wind power project launched blindly. As the relevant national policies and regulations: the total installed generating capacity of more than 5 million kilowatts of enterprises, the proportion of renewable energy should account for 3% of installed capacity, otherwise not approved by the new thermal power projects. Some enterprises in order to meet their development needs of thermal power project before the construction of several large windmill, or the new energy markets in order to slice under the first circle, “a style.”
The development of wind turbine generator and other renewable energy sources, is to seize the opportunities of the new energy revolution a necessary requirement. There is no doubt that renewable energy companies need to firmly grasp valuable development opportunities, aimed at cutting-edge industrial technology in the world to carry out research, and constantly break more core and key technologies in order to seize the high ground for future development.
However, it should be developed? Whether the development of wind turbines already has enough viable conditions? Whether there is a competitive with conventional energy sources? The development of new energy sources of wind power is not the only way? Why should rush to have the upper hand and power? The relevant departments have the responsibility to make reasonable arrangements to avoid timing the construction of wind power and waste of funds idle? The facts continue to prove that wind power exponentially rapid growth, had to face from all levels of technology, a major challenge.
Early stage of development of China’s wind generators industry is again exposed in a number of wake-related sectors and industries: a scientific and orderly and reasonable development is the prerequisite and fundamental, wind power development continues to follow the development pattern of gradual and orderly progress, the relevant departments and enterprises should make the wind energy production, transmission, consumptive considered as an organic whole, each step of the way must be paved, only paved the way to go strong, go long.
Problem is not terrible, the key is to actively find the source of the problem and to seek a reasonable solution. Rationalize the development of wind power to adapt to an energy management system and perfect the policy to encourage wind power development is a priority I am afraid.
Wind national technical standards for access to the Internet as soon as possible to the formulation and implementation of wind power enterprises should do to adapt to the standard preparation, and to consider the cost control and technical rationality, but also to strengthen the power grid and equipment manufacturers with the cooperation and communication, it is necessary create enough for their own living space.
Of course, the development of wind power industry also needs the contribution of each person. Enterprises to use wind power and other green electricity, thermal power per unit to pay more than two cents. We paid per unit in electricity tariffs, there are two determining the money used to subsidize the support of renewable energy. This money seems insignificant, but it adds up later will be able to play a bigger role.
Although the windmill power seedlings suffered a “Growing Pains,” but we do not abandon the do not give up, because it vitality to the world unlimited hope. Please give it more of cultivation and care of it, the future, it must grow into towering trees!
At present, wind turbines equipment manufacturing enterprises in China close to 70, including 27 state-owned holding enterprises, private enterprises 23, there are nearly 20 joint ventures or foreign-owned enterprise. By 2010, these 70 companies in production capacity if the full release of , it will reach 35 million kilowatts -4000. “equipped with the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology Division Zhang Aiki on” China’s energy newspaper, “told reporters.
1-5 months of this year, China’s power generation equipment to complete production of 38.35 million kilowatts, up by about 23%, of which the completion of 26.89 million kilowatts turbo, down about 29%; hydroelectric production of the completion of 7.87 million kilowatts, up by about 20%; but the completion of wind turbine, producing 134 million kilowatts, showed positive growth.
According to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology data, our wind generator capacity is not only far faster than the pace of development of the international wind power is also higher than the national growth rate of other types of power generation equipment.
ZHANG Xiang-Mu believe that China’s wind generators industry in the fast development, will face increasingly fierce competition. Over the next decade is expected to speed the building of China’s wind power installed capacity will remain at 10 million years, -1.5 thousand kilowatts, so China’s wind power enterprises will face fierce competition is inevitable, wind power equipment market will usher in a buyer’s market.
China Wind Energy Association is expected in 2009, new wind power installed capacity of the country of 800 million kilowatts. But only Goldwind, Huarui wind generators , Dongfang Electric and Shanghai Electric domestic production capacity of four companies reached 12 million kilowatts. Therefore, the future of wind power equipment industry overcapacity are likely to arise.
ZHANG Xiang-Mu pointed out that China’s future development of wind power generator equipment industry, an urgent need to address four issues: one is to invest enthusiasm continues to climb, wind turbine manufacturers in 2004 only 6, 2008 has reached more than 70, and the majority of new business. At present, only 20 are mature products off the assembly line, most of the other products in the construction and the experimental stage. The second is duplication, repeat the introduction of a serious. The third is yet to strengthen the independent innovation, enhance the independent innovation capability as soon as possible to develop wind farms to adapt to the characteristics of different products. Fourth, wind power generators standards and certification system to be strengthened, as soon as possible to establish the manufacture, testing, certification, using the scientific system.
The utility company is located in Topeka, said today: “The West Star Energy acquired in the energy of the wind farm construction of a new power plant rights.”
The company said that this wind power project will wind generator 500 megawatts of electricity.
To the end of 2011 or 2012, the project will complete their initial projects will be produced, according to 200 megawatts of electricity.
The company has two wind farms – around 99 MW in the Central Plains Liautey wind farm and the nearby Nashville, Hiraoka share of 100 MW wind turbines farm – and from Concordia in the vicinity of the Meridian Way wind farm acquisition 96 MW share.
China’s wind turbines equipment manufacturing industry has basically taken shape, internal to mass production 1.5 MW (megawatts) of wind turbine, 3 MW wind turbine has been put into operation, 5 MW unit being developed, the formation of the whole industry chain, including leaves, motors, wind power industry has formed a relatively comprehensive industrial.
China’s first 3000 kilowatts wind turbines installation has a successful conclusion. The project is domestic, as well as Asia’s first large-scale offshore wind farm, but also the State Development and Reform Commission identified the first wind farm demonstration projects. The East China Sea Bridge wind farm is located in the east of Shanghai Donghai Bridge, 1000 meters away from the waters (from the Nanhui Zui 8-13 km). 3000 kilowatts wind generators tower height is 80 meters, 92 meters in diameter impeller swing, machine weighs 450 tons, in reference to domestic and international fan installation installed instance, determine the fan the whole assembly, the overall maritime transport and offshore installation of the whole The overall construction technology programs.
We acted as a lookout kinetic energy into mechanical energy, then mechanical energy into electrical energy, which is wind power. Wind power needs a device called a wind turbine. This wind turbine, in general can be divided into the wind wheel (including the rudder), generator and tower three parts. (Large-scale wind power plant is basically no rudder, generally only a small (including home-based) and have a rudder).
Wind power as a clean, renewable energy, more and more countries around the world attention. Yun amount of its huge, global wind energy is about 2.74 × 109MW, of which wind energy can be used for the 2 × 107MW, wind power than the Earth can be water development and utilization of the total 10 times bigger. Wind has long been people to use – mainly through the windmills for water pumping, grinding, etc., and now people are interested in how to use the wind to generate electricity.
At present the world each year obtain the energy of burning coal, and only wind energy within a year provided by a third. Thus, both domestic and international attention to the use of wind to generate electricity, develop new energy sources.
With the global economic development, wind generator market has developed rapidly. Since 2004, global wind power capacity has doubled from 2006 to 2007, the global wind power installed capacity to expand 27%. 2007 has been 90000 megawatts, by 2010 this figure was 16 megawatts. The next 20-25 years, the world’s wind energy market will increase 25% annually. With the technological advances and development of environmental protection, wind power generation in the business will be fully competitive with coal-fired generation.
Recently, with the 20 sets a huge wind turbine humming, and declared the town of Wenling City, Ruo Wang Tong reclamation area east of Zhejiang Province, East China Sea, key construction projects, the province’s largest wind farm – Wenling, Zhejiang, East China Sea wind farm pond Phase I construction was completed and put into use. It is understood that each fan in the power generation market power of 2 MW, is currently the single largest capacity generators.
Ruoheng the town from the north to the south side of the cross on the Monsanto Qishan, 20 wind turbines spread out along the coast line, the scene is very spectacular. It is understood that the East China Sea pond wind a total investment of 420 million yuan project to install 20 wind turbines, the annual power generation capacity can supply more than 40,000 households in general household electricity. “Every fan is giant, is the largest installed capacity of wind turbines.” Wind power generation projects, the East China Sea Tong Xu Hongping pointing to a distant person in charge, said fan, each fan wheel diameter of 80 meters the wind, the wind wheel center from the ground 67 meters, fan blade length over 39 meters, single power of 2 MW. Compared with these “giants” in the fan under the busy construction vehicles becomes a “toy.”
“After our calculations, where the wind resources can completely meet the needs of wind power.” Xu Hongping introduced, according to experts in the field the previous survey, measurement, the dominant wind direction to the North and the southwest wind direction, average wind speed is 7.3 per second meters, wind direction, wind speed reaches a wind power requirements.
Wenling City Power Supply Bureau Chief of the Yellow Sea China production technology introduced into use of wind power electricity production establishments classified as a unified deployment of East China Power Grid, in order to develop green circle of energy Wenling-born re-color. In addition, the coastline of white windmill is a beautiful scenery line, will further promote the development of tourism in Wenling.
Invest in Sweden in recent years, a large number of people put their money into the booming wind turbines industry, in the field of investment in 2009 broke the records of all investments of up to 80 billion SEK. As the economic downturn, this year’s investment growth will slow, difficult to predict how much to invest in 2010 will have the ability to continue to expand in this area.
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