Solar energy offers a
clean source of power. On the ridge bordering Yungang district and Zuoyun
county in Datong, solar panels were glinting in the sunlight, and modular
prefabricated substations stood among them, delivering clean energy to distant
places.
On a mountain near Shahukou in Youyu county, more than 30 wind turbines rotated
continuously under the clear blue sky. With 1,680 hours of effective wind speed
each year, they could produce 80 million to 100 million kilowatt-hours of
electricity.
In recent years, Shanxi
has quickened its steps for energy transformation, giving priority to green and
diversified development. Aside from coal power generation, the province has
increased photovoltaic (PV) and wind power generating capacities.
As a national energy
base, Shanxi has vigorously promoted new energy projects and significantly
increased installed capacity of wind power and PV power generation.
Over the past three
years, the installed capacity of wind power and solar PV power grew by 16.3%
and 70.9% respectively, making wind and solar PV power the second and third
largest power sources in the province.
The installed capacity
of wind power exceeded 10 million kilowatts. The solar PV power generation
capacity in Shanxi reached 4 million kilowatts, ranking first in China.
Shanxi has stepped up
the development of wind energy resources, actively promoted the construction of
low wind speed projects in central and southern part of the province, and
pushed ahead the construction of a 7 million–kilowatt wind power base in the
north.
The province is striving to integrate at least 14 million kilowatts of wind
power capacity into its power system by 2020.
Moreover, the province
has promoted the development of pilot clean heating projects. It plans to bring
the capacity of wind power heating units to 600,000 kilowatts and expand the
areas covered by clean heating to 1.2 million square meters.
In terms of PV power,
Shanxi has applied for approval from the National Energy Administration for
construction of national solar PV leading technology bases, in an effort to
increase its installed PV power generation capacity to 10 million kilowatts by
2020.
Shanxi has also
intensively developed geothermal projects. It has promoted geothermal
development projects and technologies, improved geothermal energy development
and utilization, and built geothermal heating demonstration zones in Taiyuan,
Jinzhong, Xinzhou, Changzhi and Linfen. By 2020, the geothermal heating area in
the province will reach 23.6 million square meters.
Additionally, Shanxi
has used internet technologies to support the building of a smart system of
clean energy. The province adheres to the integrated development of the
internet, advanced information technology and energy industry.
It has improved energy
internet infrastructure construction, built an intelligent system for energy
production and consumption, made the production of renewable energy smarter,
and promoted the coordinated development of centralized and distributed energy
storage.
Shanxi has advanced the
pilot construction of intelligent energy service parks and improved the
consumption capacity of green electricity. It encourages new energy power
generation enterprises to trade wind and thermal power as a whole with places
in and out of the province as a way to boost new energy consumption capacity.
The province has
encouraged private sectors to take part in the power transformation projects
from coal to electricity. It has also enlarged the proportion of green
electricity output to other provinces through existing channels.
Thanks to the effective
measures, sustainable development of new energy in Shanxi has shown a strong
momentum.
Datong coal mining subsidence area PV base is the country’s first national
solar PV leading technology base with a power generation capacity of one
million kilowatts. By the end of June, 2018, the project’s power generation had
been connected to the grid.
Nowadays, the land and vegetation in the mining subsidence area have been gradually restored, and the environment has been effectively improved. With rows of PV panels shining brightly, the mining subsidence area has become a beautiful landscape in Datong.
Nowadays, the land and vegetation in the mining subsidence area have been gradually restored, and the environment has been effectively improved. With rows of PV panels shining brightly, the mining subsidence area has become a beautiful landscape in Datong.
Lingqiu county in
Datong is home to the largest wind power heating project in China. Put into
operation in October 2018, the project has a generation capacity of 400,000
kilowatts
The project could be
used as a source of indoor heating for an area of 200,000 square meters in the
short run and 800,000 square meters in the long run, directly benefiting 5,513
residents relocated for poverty alleviation.
Shanxi’s first
large-scale biological gas project was put into operation in April this year.
It is able to process 100,000 mu (about 6,667 hectares) to 200,000 mu of crop
straws or 100,000 tons to 150,000 tons of livestock and poultry breeding waste,
and produce 14 million cubic meters of biogas, more than 7 million cubic meters
of natural gas, more than 40,000 tons of high efficient organic fertilizers and
6 million cubic meters of carbon dioxide.
Tanghuai industrial
park in Shanxi has implemented geothermal and clean energy heating projects. In
2018, the park achieved full coverage of clean energy central heating, with an
accumulative clean energy heating area of 2.2 million square meters.
Shanxi Shuangliang
Renewable Energy Industry Group has utilized the world advanced technology to
develop deep geothermal heating, and has built the first and largest geothermal
central heating station in China.
Through steadily
advancing on the path of sustainable development of new energy, Shanxi is
firmly shouldering its historical mission.
Wind farm of Jinneng
Group.
Lu’an
Group has become one of the world leaders in high-end modern coal chemical
technology.
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