According to TheStarOnline :
CHINA has set a target of increasing renewable energy use from the present 10% to 20% of the total energy consumption by 2020 to meet the increasing demand and reduce the greenhouse effect.
“Wind power has the greatest potential in renewable energy, and biomass will help in fuel consumption,” said Wind Energy Association vice-chairman Shi Pengfei.
But renewable energy had its problems such as high costs and poor research and development, he said.
According to Li Junfeng, deputy director of the National Development and Reform Commission’s Energy Research Institute, by the end of October last year, the total installed capacity of wind and solar power in the country was 2.3 million kilowatts and 300 megawatts respectively, a rise of 85% and 100% over 2005.
But shortage of funds hindered technological innovation in the bio-fuel sector, such that power generation grew by only 10% last year.
Renewable energy is expected to help the country reduce environmental pollution and eco-damage. The future of sustainable economic development relies on the improvement of efficiency, a United Nations Environmental Programme official said. – China Daily / Asia News Network
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