In order to boost the solar power industry to the next level as well as minimize the risks among, China's National Energy Administration has lately announced the National Solar Thermal Power Demonstration Project. This project has approved the first batch of solar thermal power demonstration plants.
While the investment required for solar thermal power plants remain high, China is working to reduce costs and promote commercialization. According to the China Solar Thermal Alliance, the cost of electricity from tower solar thermal plants is expected to drop to 0.61 yuan per kilowatt-hour (kWh) by 2025 and to about 0.53 yuan per kWh by 2027.
China required from the first demonstration phase that each CSP project must include thermal energy storage, marking the first recognition globally of the value of the low cost and longevity of thermal energy storage. As a power station storing solar energy thermally, CSP operates like a gas plant to supply grid services like rolling reserves.
This project has approved the first batch of solar thermal power demonstration plants. These plants total 20, recommended by relevant local development and reform commissions (or local energy boards) and then reviewed by the National Energy Administration, are expected to reach a total capacity of 1.35GWs.
The successful operation of the 50-megawatt Hami Solar Thermal Power Tower Plant is also due to its simulation system in Xi'an, Northwest China's Shaanxi Province, the world's first comprehensive "cloud computing" simulator for a molten salt thermal power tower plant.
Currently, Xinjiang has over 70 million kW worth of new energy projects under construction and is accelerating the development of 10-million-kW-level new energy bases. Xinjiang also has 13 solar thermal projects under construction, contributing to the national total of 33 projects.
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China to build 100 MW of tower CSP in Tibet
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2023 Blue Book on China''s Concentrating Solar Power industry …
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