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What is the wind and PV power generation potential of China?

The wind and PV power generation potential of China is about 95.84 PWh, which is approximately 13 times the electricity demand of China in 2020. The rich areas of wind power generation are mainly distributed in the western, northern, and coastal provinces of China.

What is the technical potential of offshore wind power in China?

The technical potential of onshore wind power in these provinces (regions) is greater than 500 million kW, while that in Zhejiang, Hainan, Chongqing, Fujian, Taiwan, Shanghai, Beijing, and Hong Kong is small, less than 50 million kW. The technical potential of offshore wind energy resources at 100 m in China is about 2.25 billion kW (Table 5).

Where is China's Wind power potential located?

At this point, the northern wind power potential accounts for about 78% of the total wind power potential in the country, which is inconsistent with Huang's (2020) findings that 90% of China's wind power potential is located in the north; moreover, Huang et al. far underestimated China's offshore wind power potential.

What is the economic development area of China's offshore wind power?

When the benchmark price of coal power is used as the wind power FIT, the economic development area of China's offshore wind power is about 75,880 km 2, which is less than 30% of the exploitable area of offshore technology.

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