World on the Edge - Energy Data - China Energy Profile

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1 World on the Edge - Energy Data - China Energy Profile Cumulative Installed Wind Power Capacity in China, GRAPH: Cumulative Installed Wind Power Capacity in China, Annual Solar Photovoltaics Production in China, GRAPH: Annual Solar Photovoltaics Production in China, Cumulative Installed Geothermal Electricity-Generating Capacity in China, Hydroelectric Consumption in China, GRAPH: Hydroelectric Consumption in China, Fuel Ethanol Production in China, GRAPH: Fuel Ethanol Production in China, Natural Gas Consumption in China, GRAPH: Natural Gas Consumption in China, Oil Consumption in China, GRAPH: Oil Consumption in China, Coal Consumption in China, GRAPH: Coal Consumption in China, Nuclear Energy Consumption in China, GRAPH: Nuclear Energy Consumption in China, A full listing of data for the entire book is on-line at: This is part of a supporting dataset for Lester R. Brown, World On the Edge: How to Prevent Environmental and Economic Collapse (New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 2010). For more information and a free download of the book, see Earth Policy Institute on-line at

2 Cumulative Installed Wind Power Capacity in China, Year Cumulative Installed Capacity Megawatts , , , , ,805 Source: Compiled by Earth Policy Institute from Chinese Renewable Energy Industries Association, China Wind Power Report 2007 (Beijing: China Environmental Science Press, 2007), and from Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC), Global Wind 2009 Report (Brussels: 2010). This is part of a supporting dataset for Lester R. Brown, World on the Edge: How to Prevent Environmental and Economic Collapse (New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 2011). For more information and a free download of the book, see Earth Policy Institute on-line at

3 Cumulative Installed Wind Power Capacity in China, ,000 25,000 Megawatts 20,000 15,000 10,000 5, Earth Policy Institute - Source: EPI from CREIA; GWEC

4 Annual Solar Photovoltaics Production in China, Year Production Megawatts , ,782 Source: Compiled by Earth Policy Institute with 2000 data from Prometheus Institute, "23rd Annual Data Collection - Final," PVNews, vol. 26, no. 4 (April 2007), pp. 8-9; from Prometheus Institute and Greentech Media, "25th Annual Data Collection Results: PV Production Explodes in 2008," PVNews, vol. 28, no. 4 (April 2009), pp ; from Shyam Mehta, GTM Research, to J. Matthew Roney, Earth Policy Institute, 21 June This is part of a supporting dataset for Lester R. Brown, World on the Edge: How to Prevent Environmental and Economic Collapse (New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 2011). For more information and a free download of the book, see Earth Policy Institute on-line at

5 Annual Solar Photovoltaics Production in China, ,000 3,500 Megawatts 3,000 2,500 2,000 1,500 1, Earth Policy Institute - Source: EPI from Prometheus Institute; Greentech Media

6 Cumulative Installed Geothermal Electricity-Generating Capacity in China, Year Cumulative Installed Capacity Megawatts * 24.0 * Note: Installed capacity as of May Source: Compiled by Earth Policy Institute with 1990 and 1995 from International Geothermal Association, "Installed Generating Capacity," at updated 3 July 2009; 2000 and 2005 from Ruggero Bertani, "World Geothermal Generation in 2007," GHC Bulletin, September 2007, p. 9; 2010 from Alison Holm et al., Geothermal Energy International Market Update (Washington, DC: Geothermal Energy Association, May 2010), pp This is part of a supporting dataset for Lester R. Brown, World on the Edge: How to Prevent Environmental and Economic Collapse (New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 2011). For more information and a free download of the book, see Earth Policy Institute on-line at

7 Hydroelectric Consumption in China, Year Consumption Billion Kilowatt-hours Source: BP, Statistical Review of World Energy June 2010 (London: 2010). This is part of a supporting dataset for Lester R. Brown, World on the Edge: How to Prevent Environmental and Economic Collapse (New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 2011). For more information and a free download of the book, see Earth Policy Institute on-line at

8 Hydroelectric Consumption in China, Billion Kilowatt-hours Earth Policy Institute - Source: BP

9 Fuel Ethanol Production in China, Year Production Million Gallons * 555 * Projection. Source: Compiled by Earth Policy Institute with data for from F.O. Licht, World Ethanol and Biofuels Report, vol. 7, no. 18 (26 May 2009), p. 3; from F.O. Licht, World Ethanol and Biofuels Report, vol. 8, no. 16 (28 April 2010), p This is part of a supporting dataset for Lester R. Brown, World on the Edge: How to Prevent Environmental and Economic Collapse (New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 2011). For more information and a free download of the book, see Earth Policy Institute on-line at

10 Fuel Ethanol Production in China, Million Gallons Earth Policy Institute - Source: F.O. Licht

11 Natural Gas Consumption in China, Year Consumption Million Tons Oil Equivalent Source: BP, Statistical Review of World Energy June 2010 (London: 2010). This is part of a supporting dataset for Lester R. Brown, World on the Edge: How to Prevent Environmental and Economic Collapse (New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 2011). For more information and a free download of the book, see Earth Policy Institute on-line at

12 Natural Gas Consumption in China, Million Tons Oil Equivalent Earth Policy Institute - Source: BP

13 Oil Consumption in China, Year Consumption* Million Barrels per Day * Includes ethanol and biodiesel. Source: BP, Statistical Review of World Energy June 2010 (London: 2010). This is part of a supporting dataset for Lester R. Brown, World on the Edge: How to Prevent Environmental and Economic Collapse (New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 2011). For more information and a free download of the book, see Earth Policy Institute on-line at

14 Oil Consumption in China, Million Barrels per Day Earth Policy Institute - Source: BP

15 Coal Consumption in China, Year Consumption Quadrillion Btu Source: Compiled by Earth Policy Institute from BP, Statistical Review of World Energy June 2010 (London: 2010); million tons oil equivalent converted to Btu using conversion factor from International Energy Agency, "Unit Converter," at This is part of a supporting dataset for Lester R. Brown, World on the Edge: How to Prevent Environmental and Economic Collapse (New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 2011). For more information and a free download of the book, see Earth Policy Institute on-line at

16 Coal Consumption in China, Quadrillion Btu Earth Policy Institute - Source: BP

17 Nuclear Energy Consumption in China, Year Consumption Billion Kilowatt-hours Source: BP, Statistical Review of World Energy June 2010 (London: 2010). This is part of a supporting dataset for Lester R. Brown, World on the Edge: How to Prevent Environmental and Economic Collapse (New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 2011). For more information and a free download of the book, see Earth Policy Institute on-line at

18 Nuclear Energy Consumption in China, Billion Kilowatt-hours Earth Policy Institute - Source: BP