Investigation of China’s wind power based on cluster analysis and multidimensional scaling methods

Abstract

Abstract Renewable energy today is the most dynamically developing direction of electric and heat power engineering. China is the undoubted world leader in terms of total volume and annual input of wind power capacities, and also has a developed industrial base, which allows fully meeting the needs of the industry in power equipment. The paper conducts a study of the current state and the identification of trends in the development of China’s wind power in conjunction with the problems of energy security and the potential of new and renewable energy sources as an integral part of regional (provincial) power systems. The place of China in the global use of renewable energy sources of wind has been determined. A comparative statistical analysis of the energy-bearing characteristics corresponding to the Chinese provinces was performed. The research methodology is based on the use of cluster analysis and multidimensional scaling methods. The statistical analysis of China’s wind power allows us to identify and characterize the clusters of the provinces of China, within which the industry will progress further. Methods of multidimensional scaling allow us to visualize the results of the study.