China Plans Mammoth Offshore Windfarm

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The Chinese city of Chaozhou in Guangdong has plans to begin construction on its massive 43.3 GW offshore wind farm within the space of a few years, according to the city’s most recent five-year plan.Just days ago, China’s President Xi Jinping said in a speech that the country’s shift to reach zero carbon emissions would be tempered with energy security in mind.“Based on China’s energy and resource endowments, we will advance initiatives to reach peak carbon emissions in a well-planned and phased way, in line with the principle of getting the new before discarding the old,” Jinping said earlier this week, suggesting that fossil fuels wouldn’t meet a hasty death at the hands of renewables at the expense of energy security.China has also just finished production of a wind turbine that has the largest roto diameter in the world at 827 feet and is capable of single-handedly generating 63.5 million kWh per year and servicing 30,000 3-person households.By Julianne Geiger for Oilprice.comMore Top Reads From Oilprice.com:- OPEC+ Insists Its Production Cut Was Not Political- Global Oil Demand Rebounded By 2 Million Bpd In August- Chinese Steel Manufacturers On The Brink Of Bankruptcy"

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