Wind Power Shanghai 2007 to Be Held in November

Wind Power Shanghai 2007 to Be Held in November

October 19, 2007

Development of Wind Power Accelerating in Coastal Areas


    SHANGHAI, Oct. 19 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- At a time when
wind power is vigorously developing in China, "Wind
Power Shanghai 2007" will be held in Shanghai from
November 1-3, 2007.  This exhibition, jointly organized by
Chinese Renewable Energy Industry Association, the Chinese
Wind Energy Association, the Global Wind Energy Council and
Shanghai International Exhibition Co. Ltd., is the most
important event in China's wind power industry this year. 

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    This exhibition is composed of two major parts: the
exhibition and conference.  The exhibition space covers
9,000 square meters, with 110 exhibitors from 18 countries
and regions participating.  The number of visitors is
expected to reach 10,000.  Major wind power equipment
manufacturers from across the world, such as Vestas,
Suzlon, General Electric, Nordex, Acciona, and Airtricity,
along with well-known wind power enterprises in China,
including, Xinjiang Goldwind, Shanghai Electric and
Zhejiang Windey, will host their shows in large spaces. 
Meanwhile, British companies will participate as U.K.
Pavilion.  Participation of many domestic and foreign spare
parts manufacturers will help comprehensively embody the
wind power industrial chain. 

    The conference is the second important component of
this event.  300 delegates are expected to attend the
meeting and its main topics will cover policies,
experience, technologies, wind power markets, wind
measurement, project development and operation, wind farm
at sea, investment and financing in connection with the
development of wind power at home and abroad. Officials of
energy resources and environmental protection departments
from several countries are expected to come to China in
order to attend the event, and representatives of the
United Nations Environment Program, Global Wind Energy
Council, European Wind Energy Association, American Council
of Renewable Energy, World Bank and other international
organizations will also be in attendance.  The relevant
departments of the state and officials of departments in
charge of wind power from provinces across China will also
attend, as well as leaders from major domestic and foreign
wind turbine manufacturers. 

    The call for reducing discharge of greenhouse gases is
becoming increasingly louder worldwide and wind power has
shown its great potential for dealing with the change of
climate, alleviating pressure on energy security and
satisfying demand for energy resources as a kind of clean
and high-efficient energy. 

    China has one billion kilowatts of exploitable wind
energy resources (250 million kilowatts on land and 750
million kilowatts at sea).  China's Medium and Long-Term
Development Plan for Renewable Energy Resources indicates
the total installed capacity of wind power will reach five
million kilowatts by 2010 and 30 million kilowatts by 2020.
 The plan proposes to promote technical progress and
industrial development of wind power, realize local
production of wind power equipment and make wind power more
competitive in the market as soon as possible through
large-scale wind power development and construction
projects, bringing the economic advantage of wind power
into play in economically developed China's coastal areas,
while also bringing the resource advantage of wind power
into play in the northwest, the far north of Northern China
and Northeastern China by building large and super-large
wind power farms. 

    The total content of wind power resources in Shandong
Province is 67 million kilowatts, equaling the installed
capacity of 3.68 Three Gorges Hydropower Stations, ranking
third in China.  The wind power development program of
Shandong Province plans to increase its total installed
capacity to one million kilowatts by 2010.  Jiangsu
Province, located in the center of the eastern coastal
area, has the largest marine radiation sandbank in the
world and very rich wind power resources.  Wind power
development in Qidong, Rudong, Yancheng, Dongtai, and
Dafeng etc. draws attention from home and abroad and the
wind power manufacturing industry keeps developing rapidly
there.  Jiangsu is expected to rank among the big wind
power provinces with an annual output of one million
kilowatts in a year.  Zhejiang Province, which has the
longest coastal line in China, is rich in wind power
resources along its coastline and at sea, and further wind
power projects are planned for Cangshan, Dachen Island,
Qushan Island, and the Cixi Wind Power Field.  Fujian
started to develop wind power resources early and
accelerated its development in recent years.  Construction
of the six big wind power projects in Liuao in Zhangpu
County, Aojiao in Dongshan County, Chongwu in Huian County,
Jiangtian in Changle County, Gulei in Zhangpu County and
Meiling in Shaoan County will increase Fujian's installed
capacity by more than 600,000 kilowatts.  

    Shanghai has rich wind power resources and at least 83%
of "wind duration" is exploitable in a year.  The
broad sea area is ideal for building wind power farms.  The
first wind power project at sea is being built east of the
East Sea Bridge in Shanghai and its total installed
capacity is as much as 100,000 kilowatts, which will create
a new era in the development of wind power at sea in China. 
The prologue is beginning for China's coastal areas to bring
their economic advantages into play and accelerate the
development of wind power. 

    About Shanghai International Exhibition Co., Ltd.
(SIEC) 

    Shanghai International Exhibition Co., Ltd. (SIEC) is
jointly invested in by Shanghai World Expo (Group) Co.,
Ltd. and the Council for the Promotion of International
Trade, Shanghai. The SIEC was founded on July 1st, 1984
with the approval of the Ministry of Foreign Trade &
Economic Cooperation and the People's Government of
Shanghai Municipality. 

    The SIEC is a full member of Union des Foires
Internationales (UFI). The SIEC has held 500 international
exhibitions of various themes and sizes. It also has
successfully held a number of solo exhibitions at national
level. 

    "AUTO SHANGHAI", "SHANGHAITEX",
"CHINA CYCLE", "FASHION SHANGHAI",
"ELE/PT COMM CHINA" are among the first eight
exhibitions approved excellent by The Evaluation Committee
of Shanghai Conventional & Exhibition Industries.


    For more information, please contact:

     Rice Song
     Shanghai International Exhibition Co., Ltd.
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