Can Hong Kong achieve a low carbon energy ambition?

With almost all its energy demand met by imported supply, primarily from Mainland China, developing Hong Kong’s indigenous renewable energy from offshore wind offers the potential to meet the city’s low carbon ambition and, at the same time, pursue energy reliance and resilience.

Is Hong Kong a good place to invest in wind energy?

Originally put up as a renewable energy demonstration project, the Lamma wind turbine evidences the plausibility of wind energy as a key contributor to the city’s energy mix. Offshore wind energy, which can be built in Hong Kong’s waters, offers the most significant energy transition technological option for the city.

Should Hong Kong re-sit the proposed wind farms?

Re-siting the Hong Kong Electric and China Light and Power-proposed wind farms may appear to be the most optimal solution. New proposals could locate future wind farms further south of Lamma Island and further east of the Ninepin Group of islands.

What is Hong Kong's wind energy potential?

Hong Kong’s wind energy potential In 2020, the global cumulative wind power capacity reached 1590 Terawatt-hour (TWh); wind energy also became the most significant contributor to renewables growth that year (Our World in Data, 2021a).

Will Hong Kong Electric build a 100 MW offshore wind farm?

Hong Kong Electric, which serves electric consumers in Hong Kong Island and Lamma Island (about 20% of Hong Kong population), proposed a 100-Megawatt (MW) offshore wind farm consisting of between 28 and 35 wind turbines off the southern coast of Lamma Island (Hong Kong Electric, 2006).

How many wind turbines are there in Hong Kong?

Hong Kong Offshore Wind Ltd. (2006), a 100% subsidiary of Wind Prospect (HK) Ltd, also proposed 50 turbines, each with a rated capacity of 3 MW and spaced at least 560-m apart, in the southeastern waters that year (Wind Prospect (HK) Ltd., 2006).