The wind farm, located in waters close to the city of Shanghai, is the first to receive approval from the Chinese National Development and Reform Commission, and is being constructed by a consortium called Shangai Dong Hai Wind Power, comprising major local corporations such as China Guandong Nuclear Wind Power and China Power International.
Until very recently, the waters off the Chinese coast were only populated by prototypes. Now, the Chinese wind industry has taken a major step towards an offshore market which could have a potential capacity of at least 100 GW. This is the minimum capacity the Chinese National Development and Reform Commission estimates could be installed easily in waters up to 10 metres in depth. If turbines are located in waters up to 20 metres in depth, this figure could rise to 300 GW, while locating wind farms in depths of up to 30 metres would enable the country to install a considerable 500 GW of offshore wind power.
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