China Increases Target for Wind Power Capacity to 1,000 GW by 2050
The National Energy Administration of China has set a series of development goals for the country’s renewable energy sector during the 12th Five-year Development Plan, which shows that by 2015 the country’s wind power capacity will reach 100 GW, based on the current capacity of 40 GW.
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China Increases Target for Wind Power Capacity to 1,000 GW by 2050
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Ted Turner Calls for End of Fossil Fuel Subsidies
During the first full day of the Windpower 2011 conference and expo, it was clear that the wind industry is raring to go. CEO of the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) Denise Bode, who rode into the keynote on a custom chopper made expressly to showcase wind power, enthusiastically ticked off the industry’s achievements so far such as creating jobs, creating vibrant economic development and contributing to the development of a renewable portfolio standards in 29 states plus DC.
She also unveiled the WindMade label, a new label that will be placed on consumer products that are manufactured with wind energy. Much like the “USDA Organic” label and other consumer labels of the past, WindMade is intended to help consumers see and understand how energy goes into products they purchase regularly.
One highlight of the keynote was the unscripted, no-holds-barred conversation between Bode and Ted Turner, founder of CNN. Turner is a passionate supporter of wind and energy and thinks the U.S. ought to be much further along in clean energy development. “It’s the seventh inning and we’re down by 2 runs,” he said. “We need to get on with it. Start doing the right things and stop doing the wrong things.”
Turner said that fossil fuel subsidies are wrong and should be phased out. The government should have an energy policy that seeks to transition the U.S. away from all forms of fossil energy, a transition that he views as the greatest challenge that humanity has ever faced.
He would like to see the renewable energy industry raise a little more money and go back to Washington to make some real changes in policy. “Let’s go kick their assess,” he said. He also told Bode that when she calls him for support in DC, he’ll be there “and I won’t charge you a nickel for it.”
“I want to live to see the country powered by wind and solar,” Turner said.
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Ted Turner Calls for End of Fossil Fuel Subsidies