Beijing Olympics going "green"

A project has begun to build 33 windmills to power the 2008 Olympics. The project's cost is estimated at around $76.7 million or 580 million yuan.

These new windmills will provide about 100 million kwh of electricity to the city, which currently uses coal fired generators for electricity. This will significantly reduce carbon monoxide emissions and is aimed raising awareness of environmentally friendly power sources.

The Chinese Olympic committee has stated that it wanted at least 20 percent of the Olympic venues to be powered by wind generated electricity.