Offshore wind farm near Chaozhou
As reported by EFahrer, the Chinese city of Chaozhou has published plans to build an offshore wind farm. As part of a five-year plan, a 43.3 gigawatt offshore wind farm is to be expanded on the Chinese coast near the city. This would make the Chinese plant the largest in the world. According to the energy company Ørsted, the record holder Hornsea One is currently off the east coast of England with an output of 1.3 gigawatts. The Chinese project in the province of Guangdong is around 33 times larger than the currently most powerful offshore wind farm in the world. According to Elektrek, construction of the plant should begin before 2025. What the project will cost, however, does not appear to be clear from the published plans.
Wind farm could supply entire countries with electricity
The location for the planned wind farm was chosen for a very specific reason, according to EFahrer. The Chinese city is located on the east coast of China off the island state of Taiwan. A very constant wind blows at exactly this strait between the mainland and the island, which is why wind power generation is particularly effective here. Bloomberg explains, “The area has unique topographical features that mean winds will be strong enough to keep the turbines running 3,800 to 4,300 hours a year, or 43% to 49% of the time, an unusually high utilization rate.” Overall, the wind farm is expected to supply enough electricity to cover the annual needs of entire countries such as Poland and Norway.
China’s expansion of renewable energy
The expansion of renewable energies is progressing much faster in China than in many other countries. For example, photovoltaic systems are placed on entire mountain slopes and mixed systems are created that combine solar panels and fish farming. In addition, China is the record holder with the largest wind turbine in the world, according to EFahrer. The environmental expert and journalist Dr. Simon Evans explains via Twitter that the expansion of offshore wind farms in China is progressing faster than the rest of the world combined.
Wow – China just built more offshore wind capacity, in 2021 alone, than the rest of the world had managed in the last 5yrs put together
Its 26GW now accounts for half of the world’s 54GW total
Also, it added twice as much in 2021 as IEA had forecast in…December 2021 pic.twitter.com/yFpctkI1Zd
– Simon Evans (@DrSimEvans) January 25, 2022
“Wow – China built more offshore wind capacity in 2021 alone than the rest of the world combined in the last 5 years,” he explains. With a total of 26 gigawatts of power, China’s wind power currently accounts for almost half of the global offshore electricity generation of a total of 54 gigawatts.
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