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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Aug 4.
Published in final edited form as: J Environ Manage. 2020 Jan 18;260:110069. doi: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2020.110069

Table 7.

The potential application of renewable energy sources in China

Renewable energy Renewable technology Sector replaced Fuel replaced Substitution ratio (%) Unit Costa CNY/kWh
Wind Wind turbine Power Hard coal 35.2 0.40
Hydro power Hydro power station Power Hard coal 14.4 0.43
Nuclear power Nuclear power station power Hard coal 4.3 0.58
Natural gas Power plant power Hard coal 3.1 0.47
Others 7.9 0.6
Solar Flat plate collectors Power Hard coal 28.4 0.42
Flat plate collectors Industry combustion Hard coal 60 1.12
Photovoltaic cells Residential Electricity 60 0.42
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Unit Cost: cost value is from the leveling cost of reports by International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and calculated by exchange rate conversion of 6.8.