energy in china - emerging

• When does China aim to be carbon neutral?

  2060
• What is the three gorges dam?

  A dam built to generate electricity through the use of hydroelectric power
• Advantages of the three gorges dam

  • protects 100 million people from flooding
  • makes up around 10% of energy generated by China
  • no carbon dioxide released into the environment
• Disadvantages of three gorges dam

  • 1.2 million people had to be displaced
  • 140 towns were flooded
  • risk of flooding downstream
  • costly - around $40 billion spent
• What was China's offshore farm called?

  Chaozhou
• Aims of Chaozhou?

  • around 40 gigawatts produced
  • will run about 50% of the time due to windy location
• What is the largest windfarm in the world called?

  Jiuquan wind power base (in china)
• How many turbines does Jiuquan wind power base have?

  7000
• how many homes does Jiuquan wind power base provide energy too?

  1 million
• How much did the Jiuquan wind power base project cost?

  $15 billion
• Xinjang province wind turbines advantage

  • windiest areas so more electricity made
• Xinjang province wind turbines disadvantages

  • turbines shut down on very windy days = no electricity
  • 20-30% left idle
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