Brief review of wind energy exploitation in China

At present there are about 60 institutions and manufacturers engaged in the development and production of wind turbines in China and more than 80 types of wind machines up to 20 kW in capacity have been developed. In Inner Mongolia, 40,000 mini-aerogenerators with capacity 50 W to 100 W are in use. In Shandong Province, the first small demonstration wind farm is operating. As a result of the reformation policy. China has imported more than 40 types of wind turbine from fourteen foreign countries. Apparently a large market exists for 100 W to 300 W WTGs and a certain demand for medium sized WTGs to be connected to the grid or to substitute for diesel generation in isolated electricity supply systems.