Contents 1 Energy Utilization and Global Economic and Social Development 1 1.1 Challenges in Global Economic and Social Development 1 1.1.1 Climate Change 1 1.1.2 Energy Security 4 1.1.3 Environmental Pollution 10 1.2 Worldwide Actions 13 1.2.1 Climate Change Mitigation 13 1.2.2 Energy Supply Security 15 1.2.3 Climate Change Mitigation 19 1.3 Position and Roles of Wind Power 23 1.3.1 Improving Structure of Energy Utilization 23 1.3.2 Providing Employment Opportunity 25 1.3.3 Coping with Climate Change 27 References 28 2 Overview of Worldwide Wind Power Industry 29 2.1 Development of Global Wind Power Industry 29 2.1.1 Global Wind Energy Resources 29 2.1.2 Present Status of Global Wind Power Industry 30 2.1.3 Perspective 38 2.2 Progresses in China's Wind Power Industry 42 2.2.1 China's Wind Energy Resource 42 2.2.2 Present Status of China's Wind Power Industry 42 2.2.3 Perspective 54 References 59 3 Vision of China's Wind Power Industry 61 3.1 China's Wind Energy Sustainable Development Plan 61 3.1.1 China's Economic and Social Development Goals 61 3.1.2 China's Energy Demand and Structure Analysis 66 3.1.3 China's Electricity Demand and Structure Analysis 82 3.1.4 China's Wind Power Industry Development Goals 90 3.2 China's Major Wind Farms Layout 95 3.2.1 Onshore Wind Farms 97 3.2.2 Distributed Onshore Wind Power Systems 108 3.2.3 Marine Wind Farms 112 3.2.4 Hybrid Wind Farms Based on Multi-energy Complement 119 References 127 4 Roadmap for Sustainable Development of China's Wind Power Industry 129 4.1 Technical Route of China's Wind Power Industry 129 4.1.1 Overview of China s Wind Power Techniques 129 4.1.2 Treads of Wind Power Technology 136 4.1.3 Pivota1 Techniques for Sustainable Development of China's Wind Power Industry 140 4.2 China's Wind Power Industry System 149 4.2.1 Cry of China's Wind Power Industry 149 4.2.2 Composition of China's Wind Energy Industry System 151 4.2.3 Development Scheme of Wind Energy Industry System 158 4.3 Sustainable Development Market Mechanism 161 4.3.1 Wind Energy Market Formation and Development Existing Market Mechanism and Effect Analysis 161 4.3.2 Existing Market and Effect Analysis 164 4.3.3 Discussion on a Sustainable Development Market Mechanism 171 References 175 5 Policy and Measures for Sustainable Development of China's Wind Power Industry 177 5.1 Overall Planning of Top-Level Design 177 5.1.1 Status Quo Analysis 177 5.1.2 Existing Issues 179 5.1.3 Countermeasures and Suggestions 180 5.2 Perfecting Policy System 182 5.2.1 Status Quo Analysis 182 5.2.2 Existing Issues 187 5.2.3 Countermeasures and Suggestions 190 5.3 Speeding Up Talent Training 194 5.3.1 Status Quo Analysis 194 5.3.2 Existing Issues 196 5.3.3 Policy Suggestions 197 5.4 Setting Up Public Technical Service Platform 198 5.4.1 Status Quo Analysis 199 5.4.2 Existing Issues 202 5.4.3 Countermeasures and Suggestions 203 5.5 Improving Supervision and Service Platform 205 5.5.1 Status Quo Analysis 205 5.5.2 Existing Issues 210 5.5.3 Countermeasures and Suggestions 211 5.6 Promoting International Exchanges and Cooperations 213 5.6.1 Status Quo Analysis 215 5.6.2 Existing Issues 219 5.6.3 Countermeasures and Suggestions 223 References 220 6 Innovation Fields for Sustainable Development of Wind Power 223 6.1 Integrated Operation Techniques of Large-Scale Wind Power 223 6.1.1 Wind Power Prediction 224 6.1.2 Integrated Operation and Management 229 6.1.3 Optimal Dispatching and Risk Prevention 233 6.1.4 Concluding Remarks 237 6.2 Distributed Wind Power and Microgrid System 238 6.2.1 Background of Distributed Wind Power and Microgrid 241 6.2.2 Present Status 241 6.2.3 Market Demand Analysis 247 6.2.4 Technical Route and Trends 250 6.2.5 Concluding Remarks 253 6.3 IT-Based Intelligent Wind Farm 254 6.3.1 IT in Wind Power Prediction System 255 6.3.2 IT in Wind Farm Maintenance System 257 6.3.3 IT in Energy Management System 269 6.3.4 Concluding Remarks 277 6.4 Wind Turbine Reliability Design 278 6.4.1 About Reliability Design 278 6.4.2 Reliability Design of Wind Turbine 283 6.4.3 Basic Information of Reliability Design of Wind Turbine 285 6.4.4 Key Technologies of Wind Turbine Reliability Design 294 6.4.5 Conclusion 295 6.5 Design�� Manufacture�� and Maintenance of Large Wind Turbine Blades 296 6.5.1 Design of Wind Turbine Blades 299 6.5.2 Manufacture of Wind Turbine Blades 307 6.5.3 Maintenance of Wind Turbine Blades 310 6.5.4 Concluding Remarks 311 6.6 Drive Train System Technologies for Large-Scale Wind Turbines 312 6.6.1 Present Status of Drive Train Technologies 313 6.6.2 Medium-Speed-Drive Technology 318 6.6.3 Critical Technologies for Medium-Speed-Drive Scheme 325 6.6.4 Concluding R