I don't know when wind power was called "garbage electricity", in fact, the power generation efficiency of wind farms can even be comparable to hydropower, let's know through a set of data comparison.
Recently, one of the first batch of large-scale wind power photovoltaic base projects focusing on the Shagehuang area in China, CGNPC's Xing'an League's 3 million kilowatt wind power project was connected to the grid at full capacity, with an annual power generation capacity of more than 10 billion kilowatt hours, becoming the most continental wind power base in operation in China. 229 fans were installed in the first phase of the project and 472 fans in the second phase of the project.
3 million kilowatts of installed power generation of 10 billion kilowatt hours per year, with an installed power generation efficiency of 333%。(10,000 kilowatts, 100,000,000,0
Wind power Let's take a look at the highest wind farm in China, **Cuomei Zhegu Wind Farm is located in Zhegu Town, Cuomei County, Shannan City, at the northern foot of the Himalayas, with wind turbines set up between 5000 and 5200 meters above sea level, ** machine 7260,000 kilowatts, after full operation, the wind farm will generate more than 200 million kilowatt hours of electricity per year.
7.260,000 kilowatts of installed power generation of 200 million kilowatt hours per year, with an installed power generation efficiency of 275%。(10,000 kilowatts, 100,000,000,0
The world's largest offshore wind farm is located on the northeast side of Haitan Island in the Pingtan Sea of Fujian Province, with a center 35 kilometers away from the Changle coastline and a theoretical water depth of 40 to 43 meters. The capacity of the project ** is 1110,000 kilowatts, a total of 11 wind turbines of 8 megawatts and above will be built, of which one is the world's largest offshore wind turbine with a single capacity of 16 megawatts. It is reported that after the project is fully put into operation, the average annual on-grid electricity will be 364.5 billion kWh.
11.10,000 kilowatts of installed power generation per year64.5 billion kWh, with an installed power generation efficiency of 328%。(10,000 kilowatts, 100,000,000,0
Let's take a look at the hydropower plant.
The Baihetan Hydropower Station, the world's second largest hydropower station, has an installed capacity of 16 million kilowatts, and all 16 units will be put into operation on December 20, 2022, providing more than 60 billion kilowatt-hours of clean electricity to the Yangtze River Delta region and Sichuan-Yunnan provinces every year, with an average annual power generation of 6244.3 billion kWh.
16 million kilowatts of installed power generation 624 per year4.3 billion kWh, with an installed power generation efficiency of 39%. (10,000 kilowatts, 100,000,000,0
The Three Gorges Power Station is the world's largest hydropower station with the largest installed capacity, with a total of 34 hydro-generator units, with a capacity of 22.5 million kilowatts and an annual designed power generation capacity of 88.2 billion kilowatt hours. The annual power generation of the Three Gorges Power Station has exceeded the 100 billion kWh mark three times, and the power generation capacity reached 111.8 billion kWh in 2020, breaking the world record set by Itaipu.
22.5 million kilowatts of installed power generation of more than 100 billion yuan per year, with an installed power generation efficiency of 44%. (10,000 kilowatts, 100,000,000,0
Finally, take a look at thermal power plants.
Inner Mongolia Datang International Tuoketuo Power Plant is the world's largest thermal power plant, the power plant project is divided into five phases, the entire power plant installed capacity includes 8 units of 600,000 kilowatts, 2 units of 660,000 kilowatts, 2 units of 300,000 kilowatts, the total installed capacity of Datang International Tuoketuo Power Generation Company has reached 6.72 million kilowatts, becoming the world's largest thermal power base. The total annual power generation capacity is more than 35 billion kilowatt hours, accounting for about 25% of the total social electricity consumption in Beijing.
6.72 million kilowatts of installed power generation of 35 billion kilowatts per year, with an installed power generation efficiency of 52%. (10,000 kilowatts, 100,000,000,0
Although the installed power generation efficiency of wind power is not comparable with that of hydropower and thermal power, with the improvement of scale and the technical level of wind power equipment, its power generation efficiency has begun to catch up with hydropower. If it is properly combined with energy storage, wind power should be able to play a larger role.
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