Katia Deng/ Shanghai Daily news

Three international exhibitions opened together yesterday in Shanghai’s new International Expo Center.

They are the 2007 China (Shanghai) International Wind Energy Exhibition, Jewelry Shanghai 2007 and the 5th China (Shanghai) International Furniture Expo.

The Wind Energy Exhibition is being jointly held by the World Wind Energy Association, the Wind Power Machinery Subcommittee of China Association of Agricultural Machinery Manufactures and the Shanghai International Merchandising Center. Among the more than 100 participants are ABB group, Shanghai Electric Group Co and Dongfang Steam Turbine Works.

Shanghai will have an installed wind power capacity of 1 million kilowatt by 2010 and China’s installed wind power capacity is expected to hit 5 million kilowatts by 2010 and 30 million kilowatts by 2020.

As the largest jewelry fair in East China, Jewelry Shanghai 2007 has attracted over 400 companies from 22 countries and regions. The exhibition’s crown jewels include a set of jade jewelry worth 12 million yuan (US$1.55 million) and precious blue stones contributed by Taiwanese exhibitors.