[工学]china_norway_offshore_wind_final_wwf_march_2010.pdf

Report prepared by China, Norway and Offshore Wind Development A Win-Win Wind Relationship? Prepared for: Supported by: Royal Norwegian Consulate General Guangzhou Date: March 8, 2010 This report was commissioned by: WWF Norway Pb. 6784 St. Olavs Plass, 0130 Oslo, Norway www.wwf.no This report was prepared by: Azure International 48 Dongzhimenwai St. Oriental Kenzo – Office Tower 6H Dongcheng District Beijing, China, 100027 Tel: +86 8447-7053 Fax: +86 8447-7058 Author: Rachel Enslow – Wind Consultant, Azure International With support from: Energy Strategy – Emiel Van Sambeek, Senior Advisor Wind Research and Advisory Team – led by Sebastian Meyer Nora Sluzas Azure International Editor: Rasmus Reinvang – Senior Advisor, WWF-Norway. rreinvang@wwf.no © Copyright: WWF Norway ISBN: 82-90980-32-9 This report is part of a WWF project receiving support from the Norwegian Agency of Development Cooperation (Norad). EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Background st The 21 Century will see a substantial shift towards cleaner energy sources and renewable energy. In the transition towards a new energy paradigm, offshore wind is emerging as one solution with significant potential to deliver clean and sustainable energy on a large scale. Europe is currently the driving market for the development and implementation of offshore 1 wind, with a total consented project pipeline of 48GW . The growth in global energy demand, however, is primarily taking place in emerging markets such as China. China with the world‟s fastest growing wind industry, an offshore wind pipeline of projects and a political support fr