China Environmental Law

China reportedly started construction on its first 10GW wind power farm in remote Jiuquan, Gansu province on Saturday.  There was no word on how this start of construction differed from the start of construction announced last month on  the same facility.  I guess you can never start construction too many times on a wind facility.
The Jiuquan [...]

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Wow!  Here’s some hot news:
China aims to expand its wind power generating capacity to 100,000 megawatts by 2020, more than doubling the current world’s installed capacity.
The plan - which is five times the previous target - was set forth by the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), China’s top industry planning body.
“The NDRC has just [...]

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If you have ever driven on the  Donghai Bridge that snakes its way from the mainland Shanghai for 32.5 kilometers (20.2 miles) out to the offshore Yangshan deep-water port, you know that the view of the silt laden “East Sea” can get rather monotonous (although once you get to the port, the wind swept mountains [...]

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Caijing published an article yesterday which contained some encouraging news (somewhat less encouraging if you are not a big fan of nuclear) about the trends that emerged in China’s power sector in 2008.
Here are the interesting figures:
Totals:

Total investment in power sector: RMB 576.3 billion (1.52 percent more than the previous year, according to a report [...]

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