The Donghai Bridge Wind Farm is a 102 MW offshore
wind farm
A wind farm, also called a wind park or wind power plant, is a group of wind turbines in the same location used to produce electricity. Wind farms vary in size from a small number of turbines to several hundred wind turbines covering an exten ...
close to the
Donghai Bridge
Donghai Bridge ( Chinese: t , s , p ''Dōnghǎi Dàqiáo'', Wu ''Tonhe Dujiau'' " East Sea Bridge") is a Chinese bridge counted among the longest cross-sea bridges in the world. It was completed on December 10, ...
,
Shanghai
Shanghai, Shanghainese: , Standard Chinese pronunciation: is a direct-administered municipality and the most populous urban area in China. The city is located on the Chinese shoreline on the southern estuary of the Yangtze River, with the ...
and is capable of powering 200,000 households. It started producing and transmitting power to the mainland grid on July 6, 2010. It is the first commercial offshore wind farm in
China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the list of countries by population (United Nations), second-most populous country after ...
.
See also
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Wind power in China
China is the world leader in wind power generation, with the largest installed capacity of any nation and continued rapid growth in new wind facilities.
With its large land mass and long coastline, China has exceptional wind power resources:
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List of wind farms in China
The following page lists some power stations in mainland China, sorted by energy source and location.
Coal
Nuclear
Hydroelectric
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By location
The following pages list the major power stations ...
References
External links
LORC Knowledge - Datasheet for Donghai Bridge Wind Farm上海东海大桥10万千瓦海上风电示范项目
Offshore wind farms
Wind farms in China
2010 establishments in Shanghai
Energy infrastructure completed in 2010
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