China is set to emerge world’s largest nuclear power generator by end of 2020 even though it will continue to rely on coal to generate bulk of its electricity needs, a Rio Tinto executive has said.
“By the end of the decade, the emerging economic superpower was expected to leap to the number two position (in power generation), before overtaking the United States in the 2020s, producing 100 gigawatts of power,” said Rio Tinto Energy general manager (markets and Industry analysis) Stephen Wilson.
“Their (China) vision is to produce 400 gigawatts of nuclear power by 2050. That’s been publicly stated by Chinese officials,” Wilson was quoted as saying by Australian Associated Press (AAP).
“That’s more than the whole world has got today,” he said.
However, he said both India and China would continue to rely heavily on coal for the bulk of their electricity needs and to keep up with growing demand.
He said the growth in nuclear energy in China would come from new third generation power plants that produced electricity more cheaply than coal and gas plants in coastal China.
“What we are looking at in China now is a situation where it is the very early stages of a very, very significant nuclear build programme,” Wilson said.
“This is a quiet revolution.” he said.
Wilson said meeting the rising energy demand of billions of people would require both improvements in energy efficiency and ways to find new resources.
Keywords: Stephen Wilson, China, nuclear power generator, nuclear build programme, rising energy demand
Comments:
'Wilson said meeting the rising energy demand of billions of people would require
both improvements in energy efficiency and ways to find new resources.'
It really just takes deep burn nuclear (breeders), either Uranium or Thorium or both.
1.3 billion communistic chinese vs 1.2 billion democratic Indians.
what do we lack?
when china can be no :1 economy in the world. why cant india be?
what should we do to be no :1?
what do we lack?
what is the solution ?
what is the problem?
can we be can we not be?
do we have the willingness?
do we have the commitment?
do we have the resolve?
do we have the determination?
can we set a time and target.
can we set the principles and systems straight.
What is the problem to set up 2 nuclear power plants each in every state like in
chennai-kudankulam?
we have the technology- we have the thorium/uranium-we have the technology -
we have the demand .
we have the money too!
we have the man power
what is the problem then.
similarly in every area -govt needs to take dynamic-bold - revolutionary steps
-policies and have them implemented for the benefit of every indian.
Time bound clean projects are needed.
declare MEGA projects like the chinese.
next wave of anti nuclear agitation in India will be lead by china . idea is get nuclear power plant at cheaper prices from international markets if indian market slackens .
as such Indian policy making establishment is technosceptic and nuclear plants require good techno industrial base. hence India is destined to be lagging permnantly from China
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