Longdong Solar Power Station

Where is China's first wind-solar power project located?

The 1 million-kilowatt wind-solar power project in Qingyang, Northwest China's Gansu Province, started operation as the first 4.05-megawatt wind turbine began to run on Dec 21. It was the first project to begin service at the Huaneng Longdong Energy Base, the country's first 10-million-kW multi-energy complementary comprehensive energy base.

What is Huaneng Longdong multi-energy complementary energy base?

The smart and green Huaneng Longdong multi-energy complementary energy base has a total installed capacity of more than 10 million kW, more than 80 percent of which is clean energy. All projects at the base are scheduled to be put into operation within China's 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-25) period.

How many ground-mounted PV power stations are there in China?

According to our dataset, China has a total of 2467.7 km 2 ground-mounted PV power stations in 2020. The top three largest provinces refer to Xinjiang, Inner Mongolia and Qinghai, whose PV area ratio are 14.92%, 12.49% and 11.26%, respectively, with a total of nearly 40% of all the PV power stations of China.

Where is China's largest molten salt solar power plant located?

China's largest molten salt solar thermal power plant is situated in Dunhuang, northwest China's Gansu Province. By receiving sunlight and heating up the molten salt, it can constantly generate electricity. The power station generates 390 million kilowatts of electricity per year, reducing carbon dioxide emissions by 350,000 tonnes.

Where are PV power stations located in China?

It should also be noted that with the rapid development of China’s PV industry, increasingly more eastern provinces built large-scale PV power stations, including Jiangsu, Anhui and Shandong Province. Areas of PV power stations for each province of China.

How many kW of solar power will be installed at the base?

The clean energy projects at the base are planned to have an installed capacity of 6 million kW, which includes 4.5 million kW of wind power and 1.5 million kW of solar power. Construction of the supporting energy storage facilities is also included.