The implementation of Renewable Energy policies—Wind energy electricity in Xinjiang autonomous region

Abstract

China developed quickly and the energy needs are currently the largest worldwide. In order to build a wealthy, sustainable and harmonized society, China is in great need for reliable renewable energies. Although China has published the Law of Renewable Energy, the implementation of it meets some difficulties. The authors first introduce the current renewable energy policies, then take Xinjiang's wind energy policy implementation as an example. Xinjiang is a very resourceful province and it is one of the largest wind energy potentials of China. The development of renewable energy in Xinjiang were hampered by the decrease of interest in renewable energy due to other non-energy-related issues. This leaded to the fact that governmental officials did not focus much on the development of renewable energies and therefore renewable energy policies were not well implemented at all. Outdated facilities and techniques were other important factors that affect the implementation of renewable energy polices. The authors give some suggestions to solve the problems from this two perspectives.