This book describes the scale and complexity of China’s energy system, using Sankey diagrams to visualize the energy flows across the economy and categorizing the differences between provinces.
Introduction.- China’s Energy System.- Long-term Forecasting of Macro Energy Scenarios of China.- China’s Fossil Fuel Resources.- Overcapacity Challenges.- Role of State of the Art Technology.- Modelling China’s Future Energy Infrastructure: An introduction to the modelling methodology.- China’s Future Power Infrastructure.- Impact of Water Availability on China’s Energy Industry.- Future Low Carbon Options for Combustion Power Plants.- Conclusions.