The Qidong wind power project in East China's Jiangsu Province is now in full operation with all of its 134 wind turbines connected to the power grid.
Located at the north bank of the estuary of the Yangtze River near the coastal city of Qidong, the center of the project site is about 40 kilometers from the shore.
With a total installed capacity of 802 megawatts, the project consists of H1, H2, and H3 wind farms and is installed with 134 wind turbines of seven types developed by four manufacturers. It is the largest single installed capacity offshore wind project with the most diversified machine types of its kind in China.
Each of the H1, H2, and H3 wind farms has an independently-operated 220-kilovolt offshore booster station but they share one onshore centralized control center.
The project is the first of its kind in China to promote mass application of impressed current, which will have a positive effect on protection of the marine environment.
The Qidong wind power project in Jiangsu Province, which consists of three wind farms, is in full operation. [Photo/sasac.gov.cn]
The project, contracted by Huadong Engineering Corporation Limited, a subsidiary of Power Construction Corporation of China, is expected to provide nearly 2.23 billion kilowatt-hours of clean power annually, equivalent to elimination of about 766,000 metric tons of standard coal and about 1.47 million tons of carbon dioxide.
It will contribute to improvement of energy structure and sustainable social and economic development in the region.
(Executive editor: Niu Yilin)
