On July 28, the first wind farm in Hunan Province built and operated by China Huadian Group, Yangtianhu Wind Farm was officially launched. On the same day, China Huadian Group singed an order contract with Zhuzhou CSR Times Electric Co., Ltd, on purchasing 22 wind turbine generators. The wind power project with an annual generation capacity of over 77 million KWH is expected to go into operation in the first half of next year.

Hunan Province, located in Central China, has adequate installed capacity in coal-fried power generation and hydropower generation. However, due to the lack of coal and capacity in coal-fired power generation and hydropower generation since this Summer, power shortage in July reaches around 20%. The gap may be expanded to 30% in August. Meanwhile, around 1 million KW of wind power resource in Hunan Province hasn’t been fully utilized.

It’s learned from Zhuzhou CSR Times Electric Co., Ltd that Yangtianhu Wind Farm is located in the northern lake of Chenzhou City, south Hunan Province. Upon completion, the farm can generate 77.44 million KWH of electricity per year, equivalent to saving approximately 27,878 tons of standard coal, reducing emissions of 77,440 tons of carbon dioxide, 774.4 tons of sulfur dioxide, and 4646.4 tons of dust. It will not only relieve the current power shortage in Hunan Province, but also play a positive role in reducing environmental pollution.

Technicians of Zhuzhou CSR Times Electric Co., Ltd pointed out that in light of the current technologies, the return rate of investing in wind power generation is expected to reach 8% to 10%, basically equivalent to that of coal-fired power generation. Taking into account that the central and local governments may release more preferential policies on clean energy like wind power generation in the future, investment in wind power generation may become popular in the future. It’s understood that wind power resource is mainly concentrated in the northern Dongtinghu Lake Area and southern mountainous area. Upon completion, Junshan Wind Farm with an installed capacity of 49.5MW will also be built in Yueyang City.

Biogas produced from Laogang Waste Landfill of Shanghai will be used as “raw material” for power generation. On the 23rd, one of the current largest waste landfill gas power generation projects in Asia, Shanghai Laogang Renewable Energy Co., Ltd was officially opened. Upon full capacity operation, the project can transmit about 110 million KWH of electricity to the State Grid every year to meet the daily electricity needs of around 100,000 residents.

It’s understood that Laogang Waste Landfill disposes of over 8000 tons of domestic waste, accounting for more than 70% of the total around the city. Laogang Renewable Energy Co., Ltd, will be responsible for collecting biogas produced from the garbage to generate power in the future. It’s learned that the current phase project plans to build 12 sets of power generation units with a total installed capacity of 15MW. At present, the collection, purification, and power generation systems have all been initially completed, and 2 sets of power generation units have been put into operation on the alone net.

Upon full capacity operation, the biogas power generation unit, compared with coal-fired counterparts, can save about 37,800 tons of coal in power generation and reduce the emission of about 81 million cubic meters of combustible and explosive landfill gas in the landfill per year while transmitting about 110 million KWH of electricity to the State Grid, meeting the daily electricity needs of about 100,000 residents, which alleviates the growing tension between power supply and demand in Shanghai to some extent.

It is learnt that the first batch of "biomass power" produced from Laogang Waste Landfill will be transmitted to the houses of local residents this winter or next spring at earliest. By then, there will be a diversified power generation structure in Shanghai composed of coal-fired power generation, wind power generation and biomass power generation.

A signing ceremony was held in Changchun on a wind power project with an investment of over 2 billion yuan in Changling County on July 17, 2008. Parties involved are Changling County People`s Government and China Guangdong Nuclear Wind Power Co., Ltd (CGNWP).

CGNWP will collaborate with Changling County to invest more than 2 billion yuan in a wind farm project in the said county. It’s planned that 200,000KW project will be completed within 1-4 years.

Established in Beijing in February 2007, CGNWP was the controlling subsidiary of China Guangdong Nuclear Power Group. CGNWP has set up three-layer of management systems including headquarters, regional office, and project company. Based on the matrix management model of regional integrated coordination and management, and headquarter vertical management, it has realized the operation model of complementary advantages, and professional management. The corporate strategy is to build the company into a marketized, modernized, and internationalized large-scale wind power generation company with strong development capability, profitability and international competitiveness.

The ultra-supercritical CDM project of China GuoDian（Group）Corporation Taizhou Branch officially passed the approval of the National CDM Project Board on the 18th. This is China’s first 1,000MW ultra-supercritical CDM project approved by NDRC.

As a central state-owned enterprise, China GuoDian（Group）Corporation actively follows the national response policy on climate change, and has made positive contributions to energy saving and emission reduction, and response to global warming by continuously adjusting and optimizing the power supply structure, forcefully promoting the development of clean energy, building large-capacity, energy-efficient, and technologically advanced power generating units, and actively developing CDM projects.

It is understood that the ultra-supercritical CDM project of China GuoDian（Group）Corporation Taizhou Branch is under the direct leadership of the CDM leading group of the group company. Led by the International Cooperation Department, it is the first coal-fired CDM project jointly developed by Taizhou Power Generation Company, Guodian Environment Protection Institute, and CDM Office of Longyuan Group, as well as the first CDM project seeking for international buyers through international public bidding. It’s expected the total CO2 emission reduction amount will reach around 2.5 million tons by the end of 2012.

The approval of the ultra-supercritical CDM project is a milestone in the development of ultra-supercritial CDM projects for the group company and even for the whole nation.

In the just-concluded bidding for the first phase project of Jiuquan Wind Power Base, the national licensed wind power project, Dongfang Electric Corporation (DEC) won bids for 6 wind power projects involving 766 sets of FD77A/77B wind turbine generator units with a total installed capacity of 1.15 million KW and an aggregate value of 7.324 billion yuan. This is the largest bid of wind power equipment manufacturing project won by DEC so far.

The successful bidding have great significance for further inspiring the confidence of DEC in quake relief and reconstruction, and promoting the rapid development of the wind power industry.

It is understood that the 10 million-kilowatt wind power base construction project in Jiuquan City is the strategic goal of “building Hexi wind power corridor, and constructing an onshore “Three Gorges Hydropower Plant” in West China ”. Eight wind farms with good construction conditions in Beidaqiao of Guazhou County, Ganhekou, Qiaowan, Liuyuan, Changma of Yumen City, Diwopu, Sanshili Jingzi and Mazongshan Mongolian Autonomous County have been selected. The total installed capacity is planned to be 35.65 million KW. The first phase goal is to newly build an installed capacity of 3 million KW in wind power, including 2 million KW in installed capacity for Beidaqiao Wind Farm, Ganhekou Wind Farm, Qiaowan Wind Farm, and Liuyuan Wind Farm in Guazhou County, and 1 million KW in installed capacity for Changma Wind Farm and Diwopu Wind Farm in Yumen City. By the end of 2010, the accumulative installed capacity for Jiuquan Wind Power Base is expected to reach 3.41 million KW. The second phase goal is the accumulated installed capacity will reach 10.65 million KW by 2020.

On July 15, China Three Gorges Project Corporation (CTGPC) officially singed a cooperative agreement with Xiangshui County on a licensed 201MW wind power construction project in Xiangshui County, Jiangsu Province, thus winning the development right of the largest onshore wind power project in East China.

Xiangshui Wind Farm is located at the beach area of Xiangshui County on the bank of Yellow River. It’s planned that 134 sets of wind turbine generator units with a unit installed capacity of 1.5MW, a total installed capacity of 201MW, and an annual generation capacity of 440 million KWH will be built in the sea wall. The total investment is estimated to reach more than 2 billion yuan.

After the “5.12” earthquake, nuclear power experts conducted investigations on the site of the first nuclear power station in Sichuan. They got a definite conclusion: it is suitable for building nuclear power stations. Reporters knew yesterday that currently, a feasibility study report is being done on Sanba Nuclear Power Station in Sichuan, and will be submitted to NDRC soon. It’s expected the installed capacity will be 4 million-6 million kilowatts, and investment 25 billion yuan.

The planned site of Sichuan`s first nuclear power station is in Sanbai Village, Peng’an County, Nanchong City, Sichuan Province.

Representative of Sichuan Provincial People`s Congress, and Deputy Governor of Peng’an County Li Ping said that the preferred site of the nuclear power project in Sichuan has been approved by the National Electric Power Planning & Design Institute, with location set in Sanba Town, Peng’an County. After the “5.12” earthquake, nuclear power experts paid a special visit there. Immune from the devastating earthquake and with safe geological structure, it strengthens the authorities’ confidence in building nuclear power stations there.

Director of Nuclear Power Institute of China Zhao Hua said that the initial investigation on the site of Sanba Nuclear Power Plant has been completed, with a positive conclusion. In terms of geology, geological structure in Sanba Town is simple and stable, without geological disasters like collapse, settlement, landslide, etc; in terms of terrain, it’s high in the north and low in the south, with terraces along the river, broad valleys, low topography, and good exposed bedrock. Surrounded by water on three sides, and backed by mountain on one side, it is favorable for the management of nuclear power stations.

Zhao Hua said that China Guangdong Nuclear Power Group Corporation will be one of the largest shareholders. Shareholding rights will also be sold to enterprises and owners in Sichuan Province. The final shareholder structure will be submitted to the national governments for approval. Upon approval, the project is expected to be completed within 5 years at least.

According to the Industrialization Office of Bayannaoer City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Bayannaoer City plans to grow 1 million mu of sweet sorghums by 2015, with an annual output of 300,000 tons of fuel ethanol, to become a state-level "biomass energy base".

It’s learnt that sweet sorghum, with strong adaptability, has low requirements for soil quality, and can perform crop rotation with sunflowers. It can provide adequate raw materials for developing biomass energy. Therefore, to grow sweet sorghums in Bayannaoer City will not lead to “fight for grain with people, and vie for land with grain”. It will not only improve the income of farmers in Hetao area, but also bring about structural adjustment in the planting industry.

Since 2004, sweet sorghums have been grown in Hetao Irrigation Area for consecutive years, and have achieved high yields with high sugar content. The average yield is 150kg-250kg/mu of seeds, and 5,000kg-6,000kg/mu of straw and stalks with over 16% of sugar content. This year, Bayannaoer city has planted 3000 mu of sweet sorghums, which are in good condition now.

Liu Shusen from Bayannaoer Agricultural ＆ Animal Husbandry Bureau, according to the prices of raw materials in the local market, the cost of the sweet sorgum-made fuel ethanol is below 3,500 yuan/ton, 1,000 yuan less than the grain-made fuel ethanol. Bayannaoer City has 5 million mu of non-grain area for planting sweet sorghums, which is one of the best production bases for sweet sorghum around the country.

According to Yangzi Newspaper, on July 14, construction started on the solar cell monocrystalline silicon project in Lianshui County. With a total investment of 100 million US dollars, it is the largest sum of foreign investment project in Huai’an City.

The project, with a registered capital of 35.5 million US dollars, is invested by Hong Kong International Coal Investment Group Corporation. It mainly produces solar cell monocrystalline silicon. Upon completion, the project can produce 30 million pieces of solar cell monocrystalline silicon, with an annual sales revenue of 2 billion yuan, and profits and tax 300 million yuan.

According to Shihua Financial Information, the wind power project of Datang Power in Luotuogou, Fengning Manchu Autonomous County was approved. The project has a total investment of 517.87 million yuan, and a total installed capacity of 48MW. Meanwhile, a 220KV transformer substation will be built as a piece of supporting equipment.

The first phase project of the Luotuogou Wind Farm was approved by the Hebei Provincial Development and Reform Commission. It is invested by Datang International Power Generation Co., Ltd. So far, the wind power project planned for 12 years in Fengning Manchu Autonomous County have been fully launched.

Luotuogou is located on the southern edge of the Inner Mongolia Plateau, 1,400m to 2,200m in altitude. With wide open terrain, it is rich in wind energy resource.

The project covers 24 sets of wind turbine generators with a unit installed capacity of 2,000KW and supporting facilities, as well as a 220KV transformer substation.

Datang International Power Generation Co., Ltd., plans to hit the target on installed capacity set by the Hebei Provincial Development and Reform Commission in 2010 through three phases of construction. By then, the annual power generation capacity will reach 700 million KWH, reduce 259,000 tons of thermal coals and 673,400 tons of CO2 emission.