Hanas' 2.25-billion-yuan Solar Project Sets to Go Operational by October 2013

Asia's first Integrated Solar Combined Cycle (ISCC) Trough Solar Plant by Hanas New Energy Group broke ground in Ningxia. Solar power generation is one of the key strategic emerging industries in China. Hanas commenced the construction of its integrated solar combined cycle (ISCC) trough solar power plant in Gaoshawo town, Yanchi county, Ningxia, China on October 12, 2011. The groundbreaking ceremony was attended by Zhao Xiaoping, vice chairman of Ningxia, Taoyuan, vice chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) of Ningxia, and Ma Fuqiang, president of Hanas, attended. The National Energy Administration also sent a message of congratulations. The project represents the first ISCC trough solar demonstration project in Asia.

 

The ISCC power station with an investment of around US$346 million and planned capacity of 92.5MW is expected to go operational in October 2013. The power station represents an alternative to the traditional trough solar power generation by co-operating with combustion turbines for maximizing utilization of solar power resources.  The project integrates trough solar thermal generation with gas turbine generation to create the trough ISCC system, which enhances the energy utilization efficiency as it increases the thermal efficiency by 70% to 80%, by fully using solar energy as the source of low and medium temperature heating.

 

“The power station is of great significance in terms of strategic development and innovation in China's solar power generation sector and marks the march forward to the new solar power technology," the National Energy Administration said in a letter of congratulation. "The project will serve as an important model for the design, construction, operation and management of solar thermal power projects in China, and position itself as a solar thermal power demonstration project with sophisticated technology and good economy."