1. 2.65 million kilowatts! Announcement on the Competitive Allocation of Offshore Wind Power Projects in Jiangsu Province in 2021

On November 29, Jiangsu Province issued an announcement on the competitive allocation of offshore wind power projects in 2021. According to the announcement, the Jiangsu Provincial Development and Reform Commission (Energy Bureau) commissioned the General Hydropower and Water Conservancy Planning and Design Institute as a third-party organization to organize the Dafeng 850,000-kilowatt project group, Competitive configuration work for Dafeng 800,000 kilowatt project group and Sheyang 1 million kilowatt project group.

Construction site: Dafeng 850,000 kilowatt project group and Dafeng 800,000 kilowatt project group are located in the sea area northeast of Dafeng Port, Yancheng City, Jiangsu Province; Sheyang 1 million kilowatt project group is located in the sea area southeast of Sheyang Port, Yancheng City, Jiangsu Province .

The competitive allocation of electricity prices for Jiangsu offshore wind power is based on the local benchmark price for coal-fired power generation. The project operation period is twenty-five (25) years (excluding the construction period).

Source: Jiangsu Provincial Development and Reform Commission

2. Zhejiang Province: Accumulatively support 4GW offshore wind power projects from 2022 to 2025!

On November 29, the Zhejiang Provincial Development and Reform Commission issued the "Implementation Opinions on Promoting the High-quality Development of New Energy in Zhejiang Province (Revised Draft)", which put forward a number of opinions on the high-quality development of new energy, mainly offshore wind power and photovoltaic power generation.

The "Opinions" proposes to vigorously promote the "Wind-Wind Multiplying Project" and steadily advance the offshore wind power grid. In accordance with the principle of "gradual decline and encouragement of advancement", the offshore wind power tariffs are set year by year, and financial and financial support are implemented to support provincial-managed offshore wind power projects to gradually achieve parity on the grid. From 2022 to 2025, the projects that need to be supported will be determined through competitive allocation, and the total installed capacity of each year will not exceed 500,000 kilowatts, 1 million kilowatts, 1.5 million kilowatts, and 1 million kilowatts, respectively.

Source: Zhejiang Provincial Development and Reform Commission

3. Hoisting of all wind turbines has been completed for the domestic offshore wind power project with the farthest offshore distance!

On November 28, the Jiangsu Dafeng H8-2#300MW offshore wind power project, which was invested by Three Gorges Energy and the general contracted construction of Three Gorges Shanghai Institute, completed the installation of all wind turbines and entered the sprint stage of full-capacity grid-connected power generation.

The project is located in the sea area north of Maozhusha, Dafeng District, Jiangsu. The center of the site is 72 kilometers away from the shore. It is the longest offshore wind farm in China. A total of 38 sets of 4.5 MW wind turbines and 20 sets of 6.45 MW wind turbines are deployed. , Build a new 220kV sea booster station and offshore high-resistance station, use about 88 kilometers of 220kV AC submarine cable to send the landing and connect to the shore-based centralized control center, and boost to 500kV to connect to the power grid. The project is the first domestic use of offshore high-resistance stations to solve the problem of long-distance power transmission, and it is also the offshore wind power project with the largest voltage level of the shore-based centralized control center in China, providing a reference for the subsequent centralized development of deep sea wind power projects.

Source: Three Gorges Energy

4. Shandong's first offshore wind power project is all hoisted!

On November 28, Shandong’s first offshore wind power project, Huaneng Shandong Peninsula South 4 offshore wind power project, was hoisted and the last batch of wind turbines entered the grid connection stage. After the project is completed, it can provide 820 million kilowatt-hours of clean electricity every year, save 253,000 tons of standard coal, and reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 556,000 tons, which is of great significance to Shandong's energy transition and the realization of the zero-carbon goal.

The project started construction that year and put into production that year, and set a number of records such as the "first approval, first start, first power generation" for offshore wind power in Shandong Province. At present, 40 wind turbines have been connected to the grid, generating 51.55 million kilowatt-hours of electricity.

This project is the first domestic offshore wind power project with comprehensive utilization of wind, solar and storage, with a total installed capacity of 301.6MW and 58 Envision Energy EN-161/5.2MW offshore smart wind turbines. During the construction, the “integral” hoisting of offshore wind turbines was creatively implemented, and for the first time to realize the national production of sea lifting pressure stations; for the first time, the four main hooks of a single-floating crane were used with pile lifting and pile turning construction methods, and a single ship group was completed in 14 days. The construction of a single pile and 13 new records of pile sinking in a single month have accumulated valuable experience for the construction of domestic offshore wind power projects of the same type.

Source: Huaneng Shandong Company

5. 399.95 megawatts! The installed capacity of offshore wind power projects in Zhejiang Province will be refreshed within a week

On November 28, the last wind turbine of Zhejiang Province's key construction project Zheneng Shengsi No. 2 offshore wind farm project was successfully connected to the grid, marking the realization of the project’s full capacity grid-connected power generation. Within a week, the installed capacity of the Zhejiang offshore wind power project was refreshed again Record.

It is reported that the project has a total of 63 wind turbines with a total installed capacity of 399.95 MW, which was completed one month earlier than the planned construction period, adding new momentum to the tough battle of energy supply in Zhejiang Province this winter and next spring. On November 21, a week ago, Zheneng Jiaxing No. 1 offshore wind farm was put into operation, with a total installed capacity of 301.2 MW, which also broke the previous record of 252 MW.

Source: Zhejiang Daily

6. The main project of Fengxian Offshore Wind Power Project of Sanhang Administration was completed

On November 28, the last blade of No. 2-10 wind turbine was accurately docked with the hub at an altitude of 100 meters. The main part of the Fengxian offshore wind power project of the Third Navigation Bureau was successfully completed.

The Fengxian offshore wind power project has a total installed capacity of 206.4 MW, including 32 units of 6.45 MW. The wind farm is supporting a newly built 220 kV ocean booster substation.

Fengxian Offshore Wind Power Project is the third large-scale offshore wind power base in Shanghai after the Donghai Bridge and Lingang. It is the first competitively configured offshore wind power project in China and is a major construction project in Shanghai. After the project is connected to the grid for power generation, it will provide Shanghai with 663 million kilowatt-hours of green clean electricity every year. Based on the equivalent power generation, it can save 213,000 tons of standard coal and reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 430,000 tons.

Source: China Communications Three Airlines

7. China Energy Conservation 300 MW offshore wind power project realizes full-capacity grid-connected power generation

China Energy Conservation and Environmental Protection Group Co., Ltd. Yangjiang Nanpeng Island 300MW offshore wind power project, recently realized all wind turbines connected to the grid for power generation.

Statistics show that up to now, the project has generated 180 million kWh of clean power since the first batch of wind turbines were connected to the grid. After the project is fully put into operation, the estimated annual power generation capacity will be 800 million kWh, which is equivalent to saving about 249,800 tons of standard coal each year. , Reduce carbon dioxide emissions by approximately 454,000 tons. The project is of positive significance for promoting the transformation and upgrading of the energy structure of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area and accelerating the realization of the "dual carbon" goal.

Source: Xinhua News Agency

8. Spend nearly 2 billion yuan! Chinese shipyard will build the world's most advanced wind power installation ship

CIMC Raffles will build the world's most advanced new-generation wind turbine installation vessel for Norwegian companies, with a single vessel cost up to RMB 2 billion.

On November 23, Havfram (formerly OceanInstaller) announced that it has cooperated with institutional investors that JPMorgan Global Alternatives provides consulting, and signed a letter of intent with CIMC Raffles to order a series of new generation wind turbine installation vessels (WTIV). ). This series of ships will be built by Yantai CIMC Raffles and is scheduled to be delivered and operated in 2024.

Source: International Shipping Network

9. The installed capacity of Siemens Gamesa offshore wind turbines exceeds 18.7GW!

Siemens Gamesa recently released the latest SG 14-236 DD offshore wind turbine with an impeller diameter of 236 meters. With this model, Siemens Gamesa has become the preferred wind turbine supplier for the 3.6 GW Norfolk project in the UK, which is one of the world's largest offshore wind farms.

The sweeping area of the SG 14-236 DD offshore wind turbine reaches 43,500 square meters, and the annual power generation is 5% higher than that of the SG 14-222 DD. The fan can further increase the maximum output to 15MW through the power increase function.

Since its launch in 2011, Siemens Gamesa’s direct-drive offshore wind turbine technology platform has witnessed the installation of more than 1,400 offshore wind turbines. As of September 2021, Siemens Gamesa's global offshore wind turbine installed capacity exceeded 18.7 GW, ranking first in the world.

Source: Siemens Gamesa

10. With an investment of US$10 billion, Ireland will build a 4GW offshore wind power project for hydrogen energy facilities

Singapore-based Enterprise Energy recently announced a 4GW offshore wind power hub plan, which aims to provide energy for green hydrogen and ammonia production.

It is reported that Enterprize Energy has signed an agreement a few days ago to build a US$10 billion 4GW offshore wind farm project in southwestern Ireland to provide power for green hydrogen energy facilities. The 4GW wind power project will power the 3.2GW onshore Green Marlin hydrogen production facility being jointly developed by E1-H2 and Zenith Energy. According to Bloomberg (Bloomberg), the two energy companies have signed a precursor agreement for the power purchase agreement, in which EI-H2 will purchase energy.

Source: Dongfang Wind Power Network

11. The fixed foundation design that can be used for 90m water depth +20MW wind turbines comes out

Recently, Offshoretronic S.L., headquartered in Barcelona, Spain, designed a new fixed foundation that can support a 20MW wind turbine at a water depth of 90 meters.

This kind of foundation is called "TRIPOD PLUS", which is composed of a single pile and a group of three piles, and the lower part is a suction tube. According to the company, TRIPOD PLUS has no special requirements for seabed geological conditions, almost no size restrictions during production, and it is very easy to transport. Their installation ship Sustainable Installer can transport and install four TRIPOD PLUS foundations for 20MW wind turbines at a time.

The basic key nodes are also equipped with a series of sensors for real-time monitoring and feedback of force conditions.

Source: European offshore wind power

12. Japan builds the world's largest offshore wind power work vessel

According to Japanese media reports, Japan’s Shimizu Construction Company ordered and constructed the world’s largest self-elevating workbench vessel (SEP vessel) from the Japan Ocean Federation (Western District, Yokohama City) on November 24 in Kure City, Hiroshima Prefecture. Launching operations. This is a ship used to build offshore wind power generation facilities. It is currently the world’s largest lifting capacity and sails offshore wind power installation ships with its own power. The entire ship is expected to be completed in October 2022 and will be put into offshore wind power projects in the spring of 2023.

The SEP ship under construction has a total length of 142 meters and a width of 50 meters. As a large-scale work ship, the maximum lift of the tower crane for loading facilities and windmills is 2500 tons, and the maximum lifting weight is 158 meters, setting a world record. The operation can simultaneously carry all the components of large-scale offshore wind power generation facilities with 7 8 MW wind turbines and 3 12 MW wind turbines. In addition to floor-standing installations on the seabed, it can also be used to install floating offshore wind power.

Source: International Energy Small Data