China's first wind-solar power storage demonstration project comes on stream [View all]

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BEIJING, Dec. 26 (Xinhua) ?China's first integrated wind-solar power demonstration project has been completed and put into operation on December 25 in Zhangbei county of north China's Hebei province, according to a source at North China Grid Co., Ltd, constructor of the project.

The project is the largest new energy project in the world that integrates wind power generation, solar PV power generation, power storage and intelligent power transmission, said Zhao Yuzhu, deputy general manager of North China Grid.

With an initial investment of 3.3 billion yuan, the project is currently equipped with installed capacity of 100-megawatt (MW) wind power, 40-MW solar PV power and a storage capacity of 20 MW.

The power plant realizes complementary use of solar power and wind power by generating electricity through solar PV power during the daytime and electricity through wind power at night, which has enhanced the utilization rate of wind turbines by 5-10 percent, noted Zhao Yuzhu,

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