1. National Energy Administration: 24.7GW of newly installed wind power capacity from January to November

On December 17, the National Energy Administration released national power industry statistics from January to November. As of the end of November, the country’s installed power generation capacity was approximately 2.32 billion kilowatts, a year-on-year increase of 9.0%. Among them, the installed capacity of wind power was approximately 300 million kilowatts, a year-on-year increase of 29%; the installed capacity of solar power was approximately 290 million kilowatts, a year-on-year increase of 24.1%. Among them, the new installed capacity of photovoltaic power is 34.83 million kilowatts, and the new installed capacity of wind power is 24.7 million kilowatts.

From January to November, the country’s total average utilization of power generation equipment was 3483 hours, an increase of 87 hours over the same period of the previous year. Among them, nuclear power was 7102 hours, an increase of 356 hours over the same period last year; wind power was 2031 hours, an increase of 119 hours over the same period last year.

From January to November, the investment in power supply projects of major power generation enterprises nationwide was 430.6 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 3.6%. Among them, hydropower was 84.8 billion yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 5.1%; solar power generation was 51.3 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 34.9%. The power grid project completed investment of 410.2 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 4.1%.

Source: National Energy Administration

2. Jiangsu offshore wind power grid connection exceeded 10 million kilowatts

It was learned from the State Grid Jiangsu Electric Power Company that on December 23, with the overall completion and commissioning of the second coastal transmission channel project in Jiangsu, the 300,000-kilowatt offshore wind farm in Yancheng was successfully connected to the grid. So far, the offshore wind power cluster connected to Jiangsu Power Grid has exceeded 10 million kilowatts, the largest scale in China.

The Jiangsu Coastal Second Channel Project includes three new 500kV substations in Tonghai, Sheyang, and Fenghai, and three 500kV double-circuit transmission lines of 500kV Tonghai-Fuhai, Zhongyang-Fenghai-Fenghui, and Sheyang-Fenghui The line constitutes the "three changes and three lines" clean energy "large artery" along the coast of Jiangsu, with a total length of 350 kilometers from Yancheng Sheyang in the north and Rudong in Nantong in the south. The project opened up a new path for the source transmission of Jiangsu Xinneng (603693), met the needs of Jiangsu’s “North-South Power Transmission” and the northwestern clean energy into the Soviet Union, provided green kinetic energy for the integrated development of the Yangtze River Delta, and better helped Jiangsu’s green low Carbon development.

In recent years, Jiangsu clean energy power generation has entered the "fast lane". Up to now, the installed capacity of offshore wind power has exceeded 10 million kilowatts, the largest installed capacity in the country. It is estimated that by the end of the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, the total scale of offshore wind power in Jiangsu will reach about 13 million kilowatts.

Source: Modern Express

3. Spend 41.2 billion yuan! Three Gorges Energy will invest in the construction of a 3 million kilowatt offshore wind power project!

On December 20, Three Gorges Energy announced that the company will spend about 41.2 billion yuan to invest in the construction of the Three Gorges Yangjiang Qingzhou Five Offshore Wind Farm Project, the Three Gorges Yangjiang Qingzhou Six Offshore Wind Farm Project, and the Three Gorges Yangjiang Qingzhou Seven Offshore Wind Farm Project (hereinafter referred to as Green Island Five, Six and Seven Projects).

It is understood that the Qingzhou 5, 6, and 7 projects are located in the sea area near Shapa Town, Yangxi County, Yangjiang City, Guangdong Province. Qingzhou IV (500,000 kilowatts) and other projects jointly constitute a 15 million kilowatt offshore wind power base at the Yangjiang offshore deep-water site. Among them, the approved planned installed capacity of Qingzhou 5, 6, and 7 projects are all 1 million kilowatts, and the total installed capacity of the three projects is as high as 3 million kilowatts.

Source: Polaris Wind Power Network

4. The first batch of wind turbines in the first offshore deep-water offshore wind power project in China and Guangdong Province were successfully connected to the grid for power generation!

On December 23, the first batch of wind turbines of Guangdong Huadian Yangjiang Qingzhou Three 500 MW Offshore Wind Power Project were successfully connected to the grid for power generation, marking the achievement of "zero breakthrough" in offshore wind power projects in the offshore deep water area of the South China Sea. The deep blue sea breeze sounded the horn of endeavor for clean energy development. !

Guangdong Huadian Yangjiang Qingzhou 3500 MW offshore wind power project can provide society with about 1.55 billion kWh of clean electricity, save 478,000 tons of standard coal, reduce 1.27 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions, and 48.52 tons of smoke and dust. The project was approved in December 2018, and the main project officially started in December 2020.

Source: Huadian Guangdong Company

5. 10MW batch! Construction of China's first affordable offshore wind power project started

On December 16, the groundbreaking ceremony of the China Resources Power Cangnan No. 1 offshore wind power project was held in the nearby waters. As the first banner of offshore wind power entering the period of full parity, this project will accelerate the construction and development of domestic parity offshore wind power.

China Resources Power Cangnan No. 1 offshore wind power project is located in the eastern waters of Cangnan County, Zhejiang Province, with a planned installed capacity of 400 MW. It is planned to install 49 China Haizhuang anti-typhoon offshore wind turbines, of which China Haizhuang H210-10MW offshore wind turbines will be used in batches This unit is currently the largest domestic wind wheel diameter, the world's largest sweeping area per kilowatt, and the only 10MW-level model in the world that is suitable for my country's affordable offshore wind power market.

The Cangnan No. 1 offshore wind power project is expected to be put into operation at the end of December 2022. By then, the annual on-grid power will reach 1.35 billion kilowatts, and the annual equivalent full load hours will be 3388 hours. Compared with a conventional coal-fired thermal power unit with the same power generation capacity, it can save about 422,000 tons of standard coal and 4 million cubic meters of fresh water each year, while reducing the corresponding hydraulic ash discharge wastewater and warm water discharge, which has obvious economic and environmental benefits.

Source: China Haizhuang

6. Northeast China! Offshore wind power project hoisting task successfully concluded

On December 16, China Haizhuang Dalian Zhuanghe Offshore Wind Power Project completed hoisting. So far, the hoisting work of the offshore projects in the northeast of China Haizhuang has successfully concluded in advance, and has created a new speed of sea installation of 11 units in a month and 18.5 hours of lifting of a single unit!

China Haizhuang Dalian Zhuanghe Offshore Wind Power Project is divided into two phases. Phase IV is currently the largest single-capacity and highest latitude offshore wind power project in northern my country. , In the same year, the construction goal of "completed with full capacity".

China Haizhuang installed a total of 85 units in the Dalian Zhuanghe offshore wind power project, of which Zhuanghe II project installed 60 H171-5.0MW low-temperature wind turbines with an installed capacity of 300MW; Zhuanghe IV project installed 25 H171-6.2MW low-temperature wind turbines The wind turbine has an installed capacity of 155MW. The project is located in the south of the east side of the Liaodong Peninsula. Due to its location in the northern temperate zone, the lowest temperature is as low as -29.3℃. China Haizhuang adapts its measures to local conditions. The low-temperature offshore wind turbines independently designed by China Haizhuang are used in this project. While ensuring normal operation, it effectively improves the efficiency of power generation.

At present, China Haizhuang Dalian Zhuanghe Offshore Wind Power Project has officially entered the "countdown" of full-capacity grid connection.

Source: China Haizhuang

7. Chinese wind power first appeared in Great Britain and was endorsed by the British government!

A few days ago, Mingyang Intelligent and the British Department of International Trade (DIT) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU), the two parties will cooperate to implement Mingyang's offshore wind power industry investment plan in the UK.

The agreement was signed by Mingyang Intelligent President and Chief Technology Officer Zhang Qiying and British DIT representative in China John Edwards. It will focus on Mingyang's plan to invest in the construction of a blade manufacturing plant, service center and wind turbine assembly plant in the UK. The two parties will also cooperate to explore other content including the construction of a wind turbine test center, offshore wind power demonstration projects and pre-commercial wind farms in the UK.

Source: Mingyang Group

8. The first wind turbine of the largest offshore wind power project under construction in Zhejiang was successfully installed!

On December 20, the installation of the first wind turbine of the Huaneng Cangnan 4 offshore wind power project, Zhejiang’s largest offshore wind power project, was successfully completed, marking that the project has officially entered the stage of batch and large-scale installation of wind turbines.

Huaneng Cangnan No. 4 offshore wind power project is located in the eastern waters of Cangnan, Zhejiang. It is the largest offshore wind power project under construction in the province and the longest steel pipe pile sinking project of the wind turbine platform among the offshore wind power projects currently under construction, with a single pile length of 133.5 meters ! Set the record for the longest wind power steel pile in China.

It is reported that after the power generation of the project, the annual power generation is expected to reach 1.2 billion kilowatt-hours, which will be used by about 480,000 households. It can save 500,000 tons of standard coal and reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 1 million tons per year.

Source: China Wind Power News

9. The world's largest piling ship completed the hoisting of the total pile frame

On December 21, the 140-meter piling vessel project undertaken by Zhenhua Heavy Industry completed the hoisting of the total pile frame at Qidong Offshore Engineering, which marked a breakthrough in the construction of the project and the construction of the project has come to an end.

This section has a lifting weight of approximately 1,550 tons, a length of 138 meters, a width of 16.9 meters, and a height of 19 meters. The company's "Xin Zhenfu 7" 5000-ton crane ship is responsible for this lifting task. The project once again refreshed the speed of Zhenhua. The project team took various measures to reasonably control the shaft hole clearance of the front leg of the pile frame to 1.3 mm, and successfully completed the shaft pin perforation installation, and finally realized the first segmented hoisting in place to the total section of the pile frame. It only took about 50 days to complete the new record.

Source: Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industry

10. Offshore wind power "Big Mac" completed in Shenguan, Fuzhou

On December 16, the offshore wind farm project in the AC area of Changle, Fuzhou, fully completed the installation and penetration of 72 suction pile jacket foundations. The project was designed and installed Shenguan in cooperation with Fujian Yongfu Co., Ltd., located in Fuzhou High-tech Zone, and Dutch SPT Company.

This project is currently the world's largest offshore wind power project with the largest number of suction pile jacket foundations, the largest single unit capacity, the best basic unit weight, and the highest height. Its installation has been completed, which has contributed to high-quality solutions for my country's offshore wind power to achieve parity and go to the far-reaching sea.

Source: Fujian Daily

11. 2600MW! Siemens Gamesa 14MW offshore wind turbine, the super big single "pockets"!

WindDaily learned that Siemens Gamesa and the US wind power developer Dominion Energy have made new progress in the offshore wind power project in Virginia. Siemens Gamesa will provide 176 SG 14-222 DD offshore wind turbines for the project with a total order capacity of 2,600MW. In addition, it will also provide 10 years of operation and maintenance services.

It is reported that the Virginia project government permits and other procedures are expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2023. The wind turbines will be hoisted in 2024 and connected to the grid for power generation in 2026.

Source: WindDaily

12. 769 million euros! Vattenfall invests in 344MW sea breeze project in Denmark

The Swedish power company Vattenfall has made the final investment decision for the 344MW Vesterhav Syd and Vesterhav Nord offshore wind power project in Denmark, which is worth 769 million euros.

The 168 MW Vesterhav Syd and 176 MW Vesterhav Nord wind farms will be commissioned for Denmark by the end of 2023 at the latest.

According to Vattenfall, the total installed capacity of the project is 344 MW, which is equivalent to the annual consumption of more than 350,000 households in Denmark.

Siemens Gamesa will provide fans for the project, and Jan de Nul will be responsible for the installation of the fans. The foundation of the wind turbine will be built by Bladat Industries and EEW, and DEME will be responsible for the installation of the foundation. The cables will be built by Hellenic and installed by Asso.

Source: Offshore Engineer

13. Another brand new floating prototype is out to sea!

The DemoSATH floating demonstration project developed by Saitec has been assembled in Bilbao, Spain. The project will install a 2MW wind turbine on the foundation of the SATH concrete swing catamaran, which is moored at a single point on the seabed at a depth of 85 meters. The foundation is 30 meters wide and 67 meters long. It is a barge-type foundation. The platform consists of two modular prefabricated concrete cylindrical hulls. The preliminary preparation, construction and installation took 18 months.

This demonstration prototype is planned to operate for two years and can provide electricity to 2,000 local residents.

Source: European offshore wind power