Wind energy is a clean and pollution-free renewable energy. It has been used by people for a long time, mainly through windmills to pump water, grind flour, etc. Later, with the continuous development of science and technology, people began to study how to use wind to generate electricity. Wind power generation is very environmentally friendly and has huge wind energy potential, so it is increasingly valued by countries around the world.
China's wind power industry began in the late 1950s with the purpose of solving the problem of power supply difficulties in islands and remote areas, with the focus being on the construction of small, non-grid-connected wind turbines. In the late 1970s, China began to conduct research on grid-connected wind power. At that time, it was mainly through the introduction of foreign wind turbines to build demonstration electric fields.
In 1985, China's first demonstration wind farm, the Malan Wind Farm, was connected to the grid to generate electricity in Rongcheng, Shandong Province, marking the beginning of the development of China's wind power grid-connected industry. As of the first half of 2020, my country's installed wind power capacity reached 216.75 million kilowatts, ranking among the top in the world.
Wind power generation in my country is mainly concentrated in Inner Mongolia, Hebei, Liaoning and Jilin. At present, there are more than 9 provinces in China with cumulative wind power installed capacity exceeding 1,000MW, including 4 provinces with over 2,000MW, namely Inner Mongolia (9196.2MW), Hebei (2788.1MW), Liaoning (2425.3MW) and Jilin (2063.9MW).
According to national plans, in the next 15 years, the country's installed wind power capacity will reach 20 to 30 million kilowatts. Based on an equipment investment of 7,000 yuan per kilowatt of installed capacity, according to "Wind Energy World" magazine, the future wind power equipment market will reach 140 billion yuan to 210 billion yuan.
Wind power generation in Inner Mongolia is mainly concentrated in Ulanqab City , which borders Hebei Province to the east, Xilingol League to the northeast, Shanxi Province to the south, Hohhot, the capital, to the southwest, and to the northwest It is connected to Baotou, Baotou, and borders Mongolia in the north. The national border is more than 100 kilometers long.
Ulanqab is Mongolian , translated as "Hongshan Pass", and is the wind power capital of China. Currently, the city is moving towards green development through high-tech models such as wind power generation and photovoltaic power generation. The most common sight in Ulanqab City is the "big windmills" on the green grassland under the blue sky and white clouds, which are wind turbines . , Asia's largest wind farm Huitengxile Wind Farm is located here.
Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region is one of the regions with the richest wind energy resources in my country. In this autonomous region where the available wind energy accounts for 39% of the country's mainland, Ulanqab City can be regarded as a wind energy resource-rich area in Inner Mongolia. The city's available wind energy accounts for 25% of the entire Inner Mongolia.
As we all know, Jiuquan Wind Power in Gansu Province is the largest wind power base in the world and is known as the Three Gorges onshore. However, the construction of Jiuquan Wind Power Base will take decades and is not a one-time development. The Ulanqab Wind Power Base is a one-time development. It only took more than two years from approval in 2018 to grid connection at the end of 2020. This is unmatched by the Jiuquan Base.
At 22:38 on December 24, 2020, the first wind turbine of the Ulanqab Wind Power Base Phase I 6 million kilowatt demonstration project successfully generated electricity, marking the world's largest onshore single wind power project, constructed by State Power Investment The first large-scale renewable energy grid parity demonstration project approved by the National Energy Administration, the project construction has achieved phased results.
Due to its unique wind resources, Ulanqab has become a paradise for investment company to occupy wind power projects. It is understood that Ulanqab City’s grid-connected wind power installed capacity has reached 4.89 million kilowatts, making it a veritable “wind power capital”.
