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Related: About this forumCoal-shunning China explores solar power, alternative energy solutions to beat pollution
Coal-shunning China explores solar power, alternative energy solutions to beat pollution
Clean-energy alternative comes into play as the central government begins phasing out coal-burning plants to meet emissions targets
With solar energy production costs continuing to fall, the market is experiencing what many analysts are calling a boom. In many parts of the world, solar power is now cheaper than diesel oil, gas, coal or nuclear energy.
....Yang believes the future of clean energy will move away from large-scale power generation projects towards microscale power generation near the point of consumption. This will take the form of things like rooftop and building-integrated solar. It just makes sense economically and in terms of infrastructure to get away from generating power hundreds or thousands of kilometres away from the point of consumption. With Chinas unprecedented urbanisation boom, there is a golden opportunity to integrate solar into new building construction.
Weve coined the term mobile energy [to convey] the idea that were getting away from grid-tied dependence and are moving towards an era where every household has the potential to generate enough power to fulfil its needs, Yang says, adding that thin-film technology allows people to generate power wherever they go. This is the trend that he sees moving forward, and one that Hanergy intends to lead in order to rediscover blue skies across China.
The market for clean-energy technologies is massive, and there is plenty of space for cooperation across sectors and industries. While the use of renewables increases, so too will public awareness, which will push up demand at a grassroots level.
Clean-energy alternative comes into play as the central government begins phasing out coal-burning plants to meet emissions targets
With solar energy production costs continuing to fall, the market is experiencing what many analysts are calling a boom. In many parts of the world, solar power is now cheaper than diesel oil, gas, coal or nuclear energy.
....Yang believes the future of clean energy will move away from large-scale power generation projects towards microscale power generation near the point of consumption. This will take the form of things like rooftop and building-integrated solar. It just makes sense economically and in terms of infrastructure to get away from generating power hundreds or thousands of kilometres away from the point of consumption. With Chinas unprecedented urbanisation boom, there is a golden opportunity to integrate solar into new building construction.
Weve coined the term mobile energy [to convey] the idea that were getting away from grid-tied dependence and are moving towards an era where every household has the potential to generate enough power to fulfil its needs, Yang says, adding that thin-film technology allows people to generate power wherever they go. This is the trend that he sees moving forward, and one that Hanergy intends to lead in order to rediscover blue skies across China.
The market for clean-energy technologies is massive, and there is plenty of space for cooperation across sectors and industries. While the use of renewables increases, so too will public awareness, which will push up demand at a grassroots level.
http://www.scmp.com/article/topics/invest-china/1781627/coal-shunning-china-explores-solar-power-alternative-energy-solutions-beat-pollution
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Coal-shunning China explores solar power, alternative energy solutions to beat pollution (Original Post)
kristopher
May 2015
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FreakinDJ
(17,644 posts)1. WHAT BULLSHIT China is NOT shunning coal
In fact they are exploring New Ways to use it
Seriously - start looking at the source of your news. This is nothing more then party propaganda directed towards the west
kristopher
(29,798 posts)2. You don't know what you are talking about.
They didn't even do a comprehensive renewable energy resource assessment until 2007. Yes, they have inertia built into the sourcing for their energy development, but the amount they have changed direction in the past 8 years is nothing short of miraculous. If the rest of the world was as actively and effectively changing its behavior as the Chinese are, the climate situation would be far less dire than it is.