Journal
RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS
Volume 76, Issue -, Pages 865-871Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2017.03.023
Keywords
Renewable energy; Tons of coal equivalents; Energy structure
Funding
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [51579222, 51120195001]
- Youth Funds of the State Key Laboratory of Fluid Power and Mechatronic Systems (Zhejiang University) [KLoFP_QN_1604]
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Energy demand in China has risen rapidly and reached an unprecedented level due to the high-speed economic growth and modern development. As a result, the Chinese government faces a growing pressure to address the energy shortage and environmental deterioration, mainly resulting from an over-dependence on fossil energy. China has become both the largest energy consumer and CO2 emitting country in the world in 2015. Utilization of potential for renewable energy is necessary for changing inappropriate energy consumption structure, protecting environment and achieving sustainable economic and social development. In view of such mentioned situation, this paper firstly introduces the energy structure as well as the development status of renewable energy in China, which includes hydropower, wind power, solar power, biomass power and other renewable energy. Besides, based on the current situation in China, the paper makes a preliminary prediction of the development of renewable energy in the country for the future decades, and proposes targeted countermeasures and suggestions.
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