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scale testing. The following are suggestions
about which technologies should be given
field trials.
Renewable Demonstration Counties.
By 2015, 200 green energy demonstration
counties and 1,000 solar model villages
should be completed. In regions with rich
renewable energy resources, the central government
should establish renewable energy
demonstration counties, where full-scale
renewable technologies of all types work
together. In addition, the government should
■ Develop an appraisal system for renewable
energy development. In accordance
with the requirements established by the
Renewable Energy Law, a comprehensive
project appraisal system must be developed
that will help guide the development
of future renewable energy projects. The
criteria should consider the region's renewable
energy needs, as each region is
very different in the types of renewable
energy available, distribution infrastructure,
and energy use patterns.
By 2015, 100 new energy demonstration
cities and 1,000 new energy demonstration
parks should be completed.
support the development of small and medium-sized
renewable energy facilities for
small towns to meet their specific electricity,
gas, heating, and other energy needs.
New Energy Model City. By 2015, 100
new energy demonstration cities and 1,000
new energy demonstration parks should be
completed. The government should support
the promotion of the comprehensive application
of solar energy, biomass, geothermal,
and other new energy technologies in cities
and industrial parks. The government should
also accelerate the applications of renewable
energy in buildings, form new energy utilization
areas, and replace coal-fired and other
old technology energy systems.
The program should be focused on public
institutions, schools, hospitals, hotels,
concentrated residential areas, solar water
heating systems, distributed PV power generation,
ground source heat pump technology,
and biomass briquette use. In addition,
the government should support carrying out
a wide range of new energy technology demonstrations
as part of this new construction
and renovation of various industrial parks, to
meet electricity, heating, cooling, and other
energy needs.
New Energy Microgrid Demonstration
Projects. By 2015, 30 new energy microgrid
demonstration projects should be completed,
supported by smart grid and energy storage
technologies in which the new energy technologies
discussed in previous sections of
this article play an important role.
Policy Outlook
The following policies and measures should
be taken during the 12th Five-Year Plan period
in order to fully meet these technology
development and construction tasks and to
meet the target of a fully developed renewable
energy industry:
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■ Establish a quota system for renewable
energy power. The demand for nonhydro
renewable energy will require each
province, region, and municipality to set
power development, electricity market,
grid structure, and power transmission
system goals. Governments at all levels
will assume administrative management
responsibility for the task, while power
grid enterprises will remain responsible
for their systems in their service areas.
■ Introduce renewable energy subsidies and
financial and tax policies. China needs to
further improve renewable energy subsidies
and its financial and tax policies to
support renewable energy development.
For example, the government should implement
a credit policy that will promote
clean energy development and improve
the loan support mechanism for smallscale
renewable energy projects.
Final Thoughts
Generally speaking, there are more advantages
than disadvantages to the environment
and society with the development and utilization
of renewable energy. China places considerable
importance on its renewable energy
development program, which also benefits
the country's sustainable development and
environment-friendly policies. Simultaneously,
renewable energy is an important part
of an emerging strategic industry, and promoting
renewable energy development will
bring comprehensive economic and social
benefits. ■
-Zeng Ming, Lü Chunquan
(mamingjuan2009@163.com), Ma Mingjuan,
Peng Lilin, Yan Binjie, Li Na, and Xue Song,
North China Electric Power University, Beijing,
China. The Energy Foundation supported
the work described in this article
(G-1006-12630).
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