Bioenergy in China
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China has set the goal of attaining one percent of its renewable energy generation through bioenergy in 2020.
The development of bioenergy in China is needed to meet the rising energy demand.
Several institutions are involved in this development, most notably the Asian Development Bank and China's Ministry of Agriculture. There is also an added incentive to develop the bioenergy sector which is to increase the development of the rural agricultural sector.
As of 2005, bioenergy use has reached more than 20 million households in the rural areas, with methane gas as the main biofuel. Also more than 4000 bioenergy facilities produce 8 billion cubic metres every year of methane gas. By 2006, 20% of "gasoline" consumed was actually a 10% ethanol-gasoline blend. As of 2010, electricity generation by bioenergy was expected to reach 5 GW, and 30 GW by 2020. The annual use of methane gas was expected to be 19 cubic kilometers by 2010, and 40 cubic kilometers by 2020.
China is the world's third-largest producer of ethanol, after Brazil and the United States.
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