Overview
Liaoning Kangping is an operational onshore wind farm in Liaoning Province, China, with a capacity of 24 MW. It contributes to China's renewable energy expansion under national wind power targets.
Liaoning Kangping is an operational onshore wind farm located in Liaoning Province, China. With a capacity of 24 MW, it is a small- to medium-scale facility within China's vast wind power sector, which leads globally in installed capacity. The facility operates under China's renewable energy framework, which includes national targets for wind and solar capacity, feed-in tariffs, and grid integration mandates. Onshore wind farms like Liaoning Kangping typically use multi-megawatt turbines and benefit from China's strong manufacturing base and supportive policies. By generating clean electricity, Liaoning Kangping helps reduce reliance on coal-fired power in Liaoning, a province with significant industrial activity. Its output supports local grid stability and contributes to China's goal of peaking carbon emissions before 2030 and achieving carbon neutrality by 2060.
Environmental context
Liaoning Kangping's wind turbines occupy rural or semi-rural land, potentially impacting local bird and bat populations through collision risks. The visual landscape is altered by turbine presence, though this is typical for onshore wind farms. The facility's operation displaces fossil fuel generation, reducing air pollutants and greenhouse gas emissions in a region with heavy industry.
Frequently asked questions
Liaoning Kangping is located in Liaoning Province, China, at coordinates 42.41 N, 122.52 E.
Liaoning Kangping has a capacity of 24 MW, making it a small- to medium-scale onshore wind farm.
The operator of Liaoning Kangping is not publicly listed, but it is part of China's state-led or private wind power development.
China supports wind power through national renewable energy targets, feed-in tariffs, and grid priority dispatch. The country aims to reach 1,200 GW of wind and solar capacity by 2030.
By generating clean electricity, Liaoning Kangping reduces carbon emissions and air pollution from coal-fired power, supporting China's carbon neutrality target by 2060.