Wind powering technology is regaining it’s popularity in China. There are many regions in China has strong wind sources such as Inner Mongolia, capturing strong winds from the heartland of Mongolia and Siberia. As the production cost drops, the three-blade turbines that produced tiny volumes of electricity for remote cottages is spreading across China’s countryside.
The Inner Mongolia province has installed wind power stations that reached 3 million kilowatts in capacity by the end of 2008. In 2009, that generating capacity is expected to rise by 50 percent. This goal aligns with the recent policy to boost development of alternative energies published by the Chinese government. More investment in the area will be supported by the Chinese government.
Wind power, as a main force of China’s alternative energy reserve, had been developing rapidly in the 21st Century. China’s total wind power installed capacity increased from 400,000 kilowatts in 2001 to 6 million kilowatts in 2007. It is the fifth highest in the world.
In a law passed in 2005 by the National People’s Congress, China’s legislature, the state set a goal to increase the proportion of renewable energy resources to 10 percent of total energy consumption by 2020.
China is still in the need of right technology and well trained human resources in the area of developing alternative energies.