by
DonKofAK
Oct 23, 2010
China's Coal-Fired Energy is Going Out Their Inefficient Windows
Oct 22, 2010 @ http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/headlines/
Once China decides to tackle an issue, it excels. For example, having decided to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions from its energy mix, it did so, and in the process, propelled Chinese companies to three of the top five wind turbine manufacturers in the world. From a 78% dependence on coal as recently as 2007, the giant nation is now on its way to 67% dependence by 2015. This is an extraordinary speed of change considering that the enormous country is actually the manufacturing center of the world, which involves the heavy industry that is at the base of most supply lines for the rest of the world