中国弃风问题与美国经验（英文版）.pdf

CHINA’S ENERGY IN TRANSITION SERIES Wind Curtailment in China and Lessons from the United States Qi Ye, Lu Jiaqi and Zhu Mengye Wind Curtailment in China and Lessons from the United States Qi Ye, Lu Jiaqi and Zhu Mengye Acknowledgements The authors would like to thank Han which this report is based. They are also Wenxuan, Hu Zhaoguo, Shi Jingli, Xue Jing, grateful to their interns at the Brookings- and Yuan Jiahai for their careful reviews Tsinghua Center, Wei Zhongyu, Xu Shiqi, and helpful suggestions. The authors would and the program coordinator An Jing, also like to acknowledge Chen Tianxing, and our colleagues from the Office of Zhang Qing, Wang Ningbo, Liu Wenlong Communications in Washington, D.C. for for their time and helpful contributions their editorial assistance and work on the during a field trip in August 2016 upon production of this report. 3 Introduction From 2004 to 2010, global renewable energy investment increased 1,2 fivefold. Europe and the United States led the surge, representing more than 60 percent of the total investment over this period.3 Since 2011, however, renewable energy energy, a key part of China’s national strat- investment has slowed down signifi- egy to combat climate change and air pol- cantly due to a sharp decline in European lution, is replacing coal at an accelerating investment and a moderate cut from the pace: China’s investment in renewables United States. Their combined invest- grew by 100 times compared to 2005 and ments decreased by about 50 percent accounts for one-third of global invest- from 2011 to 2015, and the share of over- ments in renewable e