Gansu wind farm
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| Coordinates | 40 ° 12 ′ 0 ″ N , 96 ° 54 ′ 0 ″ E | ||
| country | People's Republic of China | ||
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| Type | Wind farm | ||
| Primary energy | Wind energy | ||
| power | more than 6 GW in the final expansion 20 GW planned |
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| turbine | more than 3,500 | ||
The Gansu wind farm , or Jiuquan Wind Power Base , is a wind farm in the Gansu Province in the People's Republic of China . The project consists of several partial wind farms. It should have an installed capacity of 20 GW by 2020 . It arises on the edge of the Gobi desert . The standard work capacity at the full expansion stage is 50,000 GWh per year, which corresponds to an average output of 5.7 GW in the final expansion. The investment costs are given as more than 12 billion euros .
In 2010 the first phase was completed, in which 3,500 wind turbines had an installed capacity of 5.16 GW. In 2012, 6 GW were installed.
Web links
- Wind & Sun: The eight largest energy projects in the world. wiwo.de, March 4, 2014, accessed on September 15, 2016 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Jiuquan wind power base completes first stage. chinadaily.com.cn, November 4, 2010, accessed September 15, 2016 .
- ^ Wind of change blow through China as spending on renewable energy soars. March 19, 2012, accessed September 15, 2016 .