WIND power is a priority for Chinese policy makers. who see turbines as a way to wean the power-hungry nation off coal and oil. Wind is also potentially an industry in which China can lead the world, as turbine produc...WIND power is a priority for Chinese policy makers. who see turbines as a way to wean the power-hungry nation off coal and oil. Wind is also potentially an industry in which China can lead the world, as turbine producers crowd into the country to cash in on a remarkable ramp-up in local wind capacity. Wind farm operators are guaranteed a market as the government compels power companies to buy their electricity. Operators also sell credits to Western corporations as carbon offsets under the Kyoto Protocol's Clean Development Mechanism (CDM).展开更多
文摘WIND power is a priority for Chinese policy makers. who see turbines as a way to wean the power-hungry nation off coal and oil. Wind is also potentially an industry in which China can lead the world, as turbine producers crowd into the country to cash in on a remarkable ramp-up in local wind capacity. Wind farm operators are guaranteed a market as the government compels power companies to buy their electricity. Operators also sell credits to Western corporations as carbon offsets under the Kyoto Protocol's Clean Development Mechanism (CDM).