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Potential for Wind-Generated Electricity in China
LU Xi, doctoral student, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard
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2009-11-05 15:30
2009-11-05 17:00
2009-11-05 from 15:30 to 17:00 |
| Where | Pierce Hall 100F, 29 Oxford St., Cambridge, MA |
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Abstract
Wind offers an important alternative to coal as a source of energy for generation of electricity in China with potential for significant savings in CO2 emissions. Wind fields derived from assimilated meteorological data are used to assess the potential for wind generated electricity in China subject to the existing government-approved bidding process for new wind farms. Assuming a guaranteed price of 0.516 RMB/kWh (7.6 U.S. Cents) for delivery of electricity to the grid over an agreed initial average of 10-year period, it is concluded that wind could accommodate all of the demand for electricity projected for 2030, approximately twice current consumption. Electricity available at a concession price as low as 0.4 RMB/kWh would be sufficient to displace 23% of electricity generated using coal.
Most of the research presented in this seminar was featured as the cover article of Science on September 11, 2009, by McElroy, Lu et al.