The Xinjiang Corps has improved the intelligence level of photovoltaic power stations that have been built and are under construction (data map).
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China News Service, Urumqi, March 16 (Shi Yujiang) In the vast Gobi desert in the northwest border of my country, there is a photovoltaic base, with rows of photovoltaic panels standing neatly under the blue sky and white clouds.
Looking around, the uniform photovoltaic panels are like a blue ocean, sparkling, rising to the sky, absorbing the warm sunshine of spring, and converting abundant solar resources into a steady stream of green electricity.
It is worth mentioning that the photovoltaic base adopts system functions such as "intelligent centralized monitoring, intelligent diagnosis and early warning, intelligent analysis of photovoltaic power generation, production auxiliary management, digital twin application, intelligent drone inspection, and 360-degree panoramic monitoring of the photovoltaic area".
The development of Xinjiang's photovoltaic industry has entered the fast lane (data map).
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This is a 400,000-kilowatt "digital smart photovoltaic" demonstration project built by Xinjiang Tianfu Group Co., Ltd.
The project was recently included in the "Fourth Batch of Smart Photovoltaic Pilot Demonstration Enterprises and Demonstration Projects" by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.
This project is also a microcosm of the Corps’ development of new productive forces.
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XPCC’s first “digital smart photovoltaic” project
In the large monitoring screen room of the Tianfu 400,000-kilowatt photovoltaic base collection station located in the 4th Company of the 134th Regiment in Shihezi, Xinjiang, the project personnel of the digital monitoring production and operation and maintenance system demonstrated to reporters the infrared inspection of the photovoltaic area by drones during the day and night according to the designed route. , Automatic parking and charging.
The picture shows the monitoring room of the Tianfu 400,000-kilowatt photovoltaic base collection station.
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As one of the first batch of "large-scale wind power photovoltaic base construction projects in desert, Gobi and desert areas" in my country, the base covers an area of more than 10,000 acres. The photovoltaic area is scattered to the 4th and 11th companies of the regiment. It is the first batch of large-scale wind power and photovoltaic bases in the Corps. construction project.
It will be connected to the grid at full capacity by the end of 2023, with an annual power generation of approximately 700 million kilowatt hours.
"The put into use of the digital intelligent monitoring production and operation and maintenance system marks the realization of digital and intelligent production in the photovoltaic base. According to the project requirements, the digital intelligent monitoring production and operation and maintenance system is being further debugged and improved." General Manager of Tianfu 400,000 kilowatt photovoltaic project of Northwest Electric Power Design Institute Manager Chen Tian said that the project has become a clean energy demonstration zone in Northern Xinjiang of the Corps with a complete power generation and power supply system, and the project has significant energy saving and environmental protection benefits.
Across the Corps, the development direction of new energy is closely integrated with the construction needs of photovoltaic base projects.
Chen Tian introduced that the photovoltaic base can achieve the lighthouse-level construction goals of "precise energy efficiency management, remote centralized monitoring, regional shared services, and unattended stations" to improve the digital management level and operational efficiency of photovoltaic projects during the operation period.
The project personnel of the Digital Intelligence Monitoring Production Operation and Maintenance System demonstrated the photovoltaic area drone's infrared inspection during the day and night, and automatic parking and charging according to the designed route.
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China Xinjian Electric Power Group, which is responsible for driving the economic transformation and energy structure adjustment of the Corps, uses a series of advanced functions such as "intelligent centralized monitoring, intelligent diagnosis and early warning, and intelligent analysis of photovoltaic power generation" to effectively integrate low-altitude, high-point, and ground monitoring methods to achieve Digital and intelligent construction of photovoltaic projects.
Currently, China New Electric Power Group has cooperated with Shihezi University to study key technologies for panoramic monitoring, sensing and intelligent control of large-scale distributed photovoltaic bases to achieve dynamic control of optical storage station resources.
In February this year, China New Electric Power Group started construction of a highly automated and highly intelligent photovoltaic prestressed pipe pile production line with an annual output of 4 million meters, and is scheduled to be put into operation on May 10.
When this production line is fully launched, its total production capacity will reach 28,000 meters per day and 7 million meters per year. This will be the largest and most intelligent photovoltaic prestressed pipe pile production base in Xinjiang.
"In order to promote the digital experience of the 'digital smart photovoltaic' project, we plan to build a new energy centralized digital smart monitoring production and operation and maintenance platform for the Corps. The first phase can be connected to 10GW photovoltaic power stations to enhance the intelligence level of photovoltaic power stations already built and under construction. At the same time, the expansion space of the 20GW photovoltaic power station is reserved to provide an integrated intelligent control operation and maintenance platform for subsequent photovoltaic power stations." The relevant person in charge of China New Electric Power Group said that this time the Tianfu 400,000 kilowatt photovoltaic base new energy digital intelligent production operation The intelligent operation plan of the maintenance management and control system will be widely used in the XPCC New Energy Regional Digital Intelligent Centralized Production Operation Center and the Regional Digital Maintenance Inspection Center.
Shihezi photovoltaic industry development enters the fast lane
In Shihezi Group 150, a project called "Photovoltaic + Desertification Prevention and Control" and ecological agriculture project is being laid out.
At present, more than 10,000 pile drivers have been constructed in this project, and 32% of the total pile driver work and 30% of the civil construction work of the booster station have been completed.
The Tianfu 400,000-kilowatt photovoltaic base is located in the 4th Company of the 134th Regiment in Shihezi, Xinjiang.
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"Since the resumption of work, we have seized the 'golden period' of project construction and constructed in strict accordance with the plan. It is expected to be connected to the grid at full capacity on September 30 this year." Yang Baoqi, member of the party committee and deputy general manager of Tianfu Energy Power Supply Branch of China New Electric Power Group Said that the project adopts the "forest-light complementation" and "grass-light complementation" modes, by raising the height of the photovoltaic array and widening the array spacing, leaving sufficient space for the planting of sea buckthorn, wolfberry and other economic crops.
Yang Baoqi said that after the project is completed, it can provide about 150 million kilowatt-hours of clean electricity every year, save about 56,200 tons of standard coal, and reduce carbon dioxide emissions by about 153,500 tons.
Achieve multiple ecological, social and economic benefits such as desertification control, photovoltaic power generation, ecological restoration, and rural revitalization.
Relying on its unique solar resource endowment, Shihezi is actively deploying large-scale photovoltaic power generation projects. Among them, the full completion of the 1 million kilowatt photovoltaic base project and full-capacity grid-connected power generation have become a highlight.
"The project will achieve full-capacity grid-connected power generation by the end of 2023. It is expected to provide Shihezi City with approximately 2.1 billion kilowatt-hours of green electricity every year, which is equivalent to reducing emissions from 650,000 tons of standard coal. The emission reduction effect is significant and will contribute to improving the regional energy structure. It is of great significance to promote energy conservation and emission reduction, which is equivalent to a significant reduction in carbon dioxide emissions produced by fossil energy consumption." said Zhang Yanjun, Secretary and Director of the Party Leadership Group of Shihezi City Development and Reform Commission.
Zhang Yanjun introduced that by accelerating the development of the photovoltaic industry, Shihezi is gradually increasing the proportion of renewable energy in the energy structure, building a new power system with new energy as the main body, and taking this as an opportunity to drive the high-energy industry to become more efficient and Transform and upgrade in a more environmentally friendly direction.
"The rapid development of the photovoltaic industry in Shihezi City has effectively promoted local employment and diversified economic and social development, and demonstrated a new model of harmonious coexistence between ecological priority and economic development." Zhang Yanjun told reporters.
Relying on its unique solar resource endowment, Shihezi is actively deploying large-scale photovoltaic power generation projects. Among them, the full completion of the 1 million kilowatt photovoltaic base project and full-capacity grid-connected power generation have become a highlight.
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Green energy helps the economy transition to green development
In recent years, the Corps has relied on its unique geographical advantages to rationally plan its layout in the Gobi and desert lands, boosting the rapid rise of the photovoltaic industry and continuing to expand and strengthen the new energy industry.
Many cities have become hot spots for energy companies to "chase the wind and the sun", turning solar, thermal and wind resources into advantageous resources, and resource advantages are being accelerated into industrial advantages.
This year, the Corps will continue to accelerate the construction of new energy projects. The investment and installed capacity of multiple projects in multiple divisions and cities of the Corps, as well as Manas County and Wusu City will reach 18.34GW, promoting the transformation of the Corps' energy supply to diversification and greening.
At the site of the 130th Regiment of the Seventh Division and other regiments, the sound of pile foundations at the site of China New Electric Power Group's 400-MW back-pressure heating project was heard. The construction workers were full of energy, turning frozen soil into "moving soil" and working at full capacity to speed up the construction process.
"Under the premise of ensuring safety, ensure that the project is completed and put into operation before the end of the year." The person in charge of the project introduced that the total investment of the project reached 3.3637 billion yuan. After completion and put into operation, the annual power generation capacity will be 1.12 billion kilowatt hours, which will provide Huyanghe City and surrounding areas. Tuanchang provides stable, reliable, high-quality power and heat supply to promote the economic structure transformation of Huyanghe City.
With the vigorous advancement of a batch of major new energy projects, Xinjiang's former "Shago Desert" has become a hot spot for new energy development.
"We regard cultivating emerging industries and planning future industries as the key to creating new productivity. Relying on the foundation and advantages of the XPCC's silicon-based and aluminum-based industries, we will strengthen the construction of industrial chains such as photovoltaics, lithium batteries, flow batteries and hydrogen energy. We will operate and plan a number of new energy industry projects to promote the 'dual-line' green transformation and upgrading of the industry with the low-carbon green transformation of energy." said the relevant person in charge of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the XPCC.
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