Under the environments of energy transformation and sustainable development of global agreements, wind power, as a green energy, reflects the power for changing traditional pattern with its unique advantages. Compared with traditional fossil energies such as coal and petroleum, wind power reveals not only revolutionary breakthrough in the aspect of environmental protection but also constructing differentiated competitiveness in the aspects of sustainable resources, economic performances and energy security.
First, friendly environment with zero-carbon-emission ecological values
The remarkable performance of wind power remains its green energy. In spite of the fact that traditional energy will emit a large amount of carbon dioxide, sulfide and nitric oxide in the process of its burning, wind power will not generate greenhouse gases and air pollution in the process of its operation without any fuel consumption. It is calculated that carbon-dioxide emission of wind power will be approximately reduced 0.8 ton per megawatt hour, which has remarkably relieved global warm climate and improved air quality. That "zero-emission" performance has become key technical path on dealing with climate change, improving realizing global carbon neutral.
Second, unexhaustible resources with sustainable energy safeguard
Wind power, as an indirect solar energy transformation, remains everlasting energy source. Wind power, as a different energy from limited mine sources like coal and petroleum, reveals its powerful advantages with wide-and-global distribution with unexhaustible exploiting. Onshore-and-offshore wind power can be built, especially offshore wind power with its huge wind-power potential, for the purpose of providing new energy solutions for energy-deficient areas. That recyclable performance will not only avoid the risk for resource catastrophe of traditional energies but also construct long-term-stable energy supply system.
Third, high economy efficiency with everlasting improvement for cost competitiveness
In spite of original high-cost investment for wind power, its cost per kilowatt-hour, with its technology progress and large-scaled application, has remarkably reduced. Currently, its onshore win-power cost remains approximately RMB0.2 per kilowatt-hour, especially lower than that of thermal-power-generation cost in part areas. In long period of its operation, wind power does not need fuel purchasing with relatively stable cost, avoiding corresponding risks for its price fluctuation of fossil energy. Moreover, wind-power project will drive industry-chain development, including equipment manufacture and its installation and maintenance as well, creating large amounts of related job opportunities and injecting energetic vigor for local economy.
Fourth, energy security with strategy values for diversified supply
Wind-Power distribution can effectively reduce energy-transporting risks. For example, traditional energies depend on centralized mining and long-distance transporting with its effects of related geopolitics and transporting interruption. However, wind power can exploit according to circumstances, realizing "local manufacturing and nearby consumption" and enhancing tenacity of the energy. Moreover, with wind-power integration into power grid, power supply can be optimized, reducing dependency on single energy and improving security capacities for national energy.
Fifth, technology progress with future potential for smart development
Modern wind-power technology is rapidly progressed with smarter and large-scaled trend. New-styled wind power generation sets adopt series of advanced technology including carbon-fiber-composite-material blade and permanent-magnet-and-direct-drive generator, remarkably improving generating efficiency. Moreover, its smart control system can realize wind-speed prediction and power self-adjustment, efficiently relieving wind-power fracture resistance. Integrative application for stored technology further improves wind-power stability, gradually transforming superior-quality power supply.
Construction green future for lower-carbon energy
Compared with traditional energy, the advantages for wind power reflect not only resource-and-environment level but also push forward energy-system transformation to safer, greener and more efficient strategy values. In spite of the challenges for power consumption for power grid and ecological influences, those problems, through technology innovation and scientific planning, are gradually been solving. With further push forward global energy revolution, wind power will surely play a more important role in future energy system, providing powerful power for sustainable development for human beings.
