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| Countries: | China |
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| Regions: | Huang He (Yellow River) |
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International Cooperation and Capacity Building (SDG 6.a)
Renewable energy (SDG 7.2) Climate Resilience and Adaptation (SDG 13.1) |
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UN Climate Change Summit |
| Progress to Date: | Total emission reductions: 48,000t CO2 p.a. Reduce Carbon Emissions |
| Services Needed: | Monitoring & evaluation |
| Desired Partner: | Government |
| Language: | English |
| Start & End Dates: | Apr. 2012 » Ongoing |
| Project Website: | www.firstclimate.com/en/our-carbon-offset-projects/china-uti... |
| Contextual Condition(s): | Other |
| Additional Benefits: | Raised awareness of challenges among local authorities |
| Beneficiaries: | Ecosystems, Other utilities |
| Planning & Implementation Time: | More than 3 years |
| Financial Resources: | More than $500,000 USD |
| Primary Funding Source: | pool |
| Project Challenges: | Other |
| Project Source: | User |
| Profile Completion: | 90% |
Located in northern China in Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, the project utilises a well-suited location to harness solar power. The project includes the installation of approximately 168,000 solar cell modules. The total installed capacity is 40.3 MW and it provides 56,000 MWh of clean electricity to the North West China Power Grid (NWPG) every year, displacing the power generated predominantly in coal-fired plants.
This amount of electricity is enough to sustainably supply …
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Sascha Lafeld
CEO
| Basin and/or Contextual Conditions: | Other |
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| Project Benefits: | Raised awareness of challenges among local authorities |
| Indirect or Direct Beneficiaries: | Ecosystems, Other utilities |
| Months & Implementing: | More than 3 years |
| Financial Resources: | More than $500,000 USD |
| Primary Funding Source: | Pool funding (i.e., joint funding of several partners) |
| Challenges: | Other |
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