Status and Development Suggestions of Wind Heating in Northern China

Abstract

Driven by concerns about CO2 emissions and environmental pollution, the development of the China’s wind power industry has accelerated in recent years. In China, most of wind power plants are located in the “three north” region (northeast, north, northwest), those areas are very cold in winter, and the heating period lasts for 4-6 months per year, thus heat demand is very large, so wind heating conversion was proposed and it has become a hot point to exploit for investors. This paper provides a brief overview of the development of the wind power in China, discusses some of the current challenges in the application of wind power heating in northern China, such as technical challenges, supporting policies and benefit pattern, finally puts forward four pieces of advice for improvement. This paper hopes to play a reference in China’s future development of wind power heating projects, which helps to control air pollution and optimize the energy structure.