Understand the development of wind power from a high degree of energy security

Since 2005, China's wind power industry has spent a period of passionate “adolescence”, and wind power installed capacity has doubled for five consecutive years, creating a unique wind power miracle.

In addition to bringing green clean energy, this explosive growth has also brought a lot of questions and reflections. The rapid growth has made wind power overcapacity, grid connection difficulties, fan quality and other issues prominent. The author believes that we should stand on the height of energy security to understand the development of wind power.

China's energy resource endowment is rich in coal, oil, and gas. In the current power supply structure, coal power installed capacity accounts for 76% of the country's total installed capacity. This type of coal-fired power supply structure cannot be effectively adjusted in the short term. .

It is true that hydropower is a reliable clean and renewable energy utilization channel. Large-scale hydropower development can greatly ease the environmental problems caused by coal power. However, hydropower development is not a zero environmental cost and zero social cost. The past, present and future of hydropower development are still under the dual pressure of environment and immigration. On the other hand, non-fossil energy cannot rely on hydropower alone. Even if China's hydropower capacity exceeds 300 million kilowatts by 2020, there is still a small gap between the target of non-fossil energy reaching 15% by 2020.

Economic development promotes the growth of energy demand, the issue of energy security has become increasingly prominent, and energy security has become increasingly difficult. Therefore, more attention was devoted to the development of wind power. The strategic significance of this rich, endless, widely distributed, zero-greenhouse effect of green energy in safeguarding energy security has become increasingly prominent, and its strategic position has become increasingly important. The miracle of wind power created by China in recent years has given people enough confidence in the strategic significance of wind power.

Since 2004, the government's continued favorable policies have promoted the rapid development of the wind power industry. In addition to the construction of the world's largest installed wind farm, China’s wind power equipment manufacturing industry has also achieved considerable development. It has cultivated a number of wind power equipment companies with global competitiveness, and the extension and expansion of the upstream and downstream industrial chains have enabled the wind power industry. Emerging markets are booming. According to the “China Wind Power Development Report 2010,” the cumulative installed capacity of wind power in China could reach 230 million kilowatts by 2020, which is five times the current level. .

The problems that arise in development depend on development. The wind power industry is like a child who is being left alone. When old clothes are not suitable, they can be “tailored” and cannot help children grow up. The difficulties in grid connection, overcapacity, and low quality are not enough to affect the overall development of China's wind power industry. As long as the formulation of industrial policies is good, the management system is perfect, and the standard system is well established, the wind power industry in China can develop in a healthy and orderly manner, and wind power will play a greater role in ensuring energy security.