Yumen Xinneng 50MW molten salt tower CSP plant
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Project Schedule |
● Before the middle of 2020 (expected), Modules No.1-3 connected to the grid ● July, 2019, Module No.1 tested and molten salt was heated to 570℃; Heliostats of Module No.2 almost installed; Modules No.3-10 under construction ● March, 2019, steam turbine & steam generation equipment installed ● Aug.5th, 2018, main transformer installed ● April, 2018, foundation of steam turbine started construction; Modules No.2-5 started construction ● March, 2018, overall installation of Module No.1 completed ● Dec.7, 2017, molten salt TES started constructio ●Dec. 4, 2017, heat exchanger bidders announced & steam generator bidding restarted. ● September, 2017, designing plan reviewed ● Jun.8, 2017, officially broke ground ● Dec.16, 2016, feasibility study meeting held |
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Project Overview |
Yumen Xinneng 50MW molten salt tower CSP plant was officially selected as one of China 1st batch of CSP pilot projects in September 2016. With total investment of RMB 1.78 billion, the project is expected to be completed in 2 years. The project is located in Zhengjiashawo CSP Park, 15km far from new downtown of Yumen city, Gansu Province. The 50MW project takes beam-down CSP technology with 15 mirror field modules, and one 9-hour molten salt thermal storage system & steam turbine set. The annual generating capacity is under load of 4328 hours.
The project broke ground in June 2017, and 3 of the 15 modules are expected to be connected to the gird by the end of September, 2019. It will be the first large-scale commercial CSP plant in the world taking innovative beam-down molten salt tower CSP technology.
As recognized by CSP industry players, the Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) should be above 1,700kW.h/㎡, and the DNI in Yumen is around 1,901 kW.h/㎡, indicating that Yumen is rich in solar resources and a great place for building CSP plants.
Basic information | |
Location | Zhengjiashawo CSP Park |
Capacity | 50MW |
Investment | 1.78 billion |
Annual generating capacity | 4328h |
Thermal energy stroage hours | 9h |
Project Participants |
Tendering Item | Bidding Winner |
Turnkey EPC | CSEEC-China Sinogy Electric Engineering Co.,Ltd. |
Subcontractor of Energy Collecting and Storage System (Equipments such as Heliostats, Beam-down Tower, Central Receiver, Molten Salt Tank…and construction) | Jiangsu Xinchen CSP |
Turnkey EPC of Central Storage Tank | China Chengda Engineering Co., Ltd. |
Thermal Insulation for TES Tank/Heat Receiver/Pipeline | LUYANG ENERGY-SAVING MATERIALS CO.,LTD. |
Molten Salt Vertical Pump | Ruhrpumpen |
Electric Heat Tracing | MICC |
Steam Turbine | Shanghai Turbine Works Co., Ltd. |
Electric Generator | JPEF-SHANDONG JINAN POWER EQUIPMENT FACTORY |
Low Voltage Cabinet | Schneider Electric |
Steam Generator | Dongfang Boiler Group Co., Ltd |
Air Cooling/Dry Cooling System | SEC - SPX Engineering Technology Co., Ltd. |
Molten Salt Storage Tank Heater | Zoppas Industries |
Stainless Material for TES Tank Manufacture | Taiyuan Iron&Steel (Group) Co.,Ltd |
Ultrasonic Flowmeter | Flexim |
Molten Salt Ultrasonic Flowmeter | Krohne |
Fastener | EPRESS SYSTEMS (SHENZHEN) LTD |
300t Molten Salt-Sodium Nitrate | Hualong Ammonium Nitrate Co.,Ltd Shandong Ocean Chemical |
Power Block Construction & Installation | JEPC3-China Energy Engineering Group Jiangsu No.3 Electric Power Construction Co., Ltd. |
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