ALTERNATIVE AND RENEWABLE ENERGIES OF CHINA IN THE 21ST CENTURY

Many countries have attached much importance to research and development of alternative and renewable energies. China also has abundant alternative and renewable energy resources. Strengthening development of alternative and renewable energy resources will progressively improve the structure of domestic energy supply and consumption and will help China realize harmonious and sustainable development of energy, economy and environment. This paper summarizes the main directions and fields of research in respect of alternative and renewable energy resources, briefly introduces 10 kinds of energy resources, namely solar energy, wind energy, geothermal energy, ocean energies (such as tidal energy, wave energy, differential temperature energy, ocean current energy and differential salinity energy), gas hydrate, marsh gas resources, water energy, ethyl gasoline, hydrogen energy, as well as nuclear energy, and analyzes their resource potentials, status of development and future development prospects. It is proposed that Chinese oil companies should actively get involved in research and development of alternative and renewable energies and turn them into energy companies at the top level of the world.