China molten salt solar power generation

Where is China's largest molten salt solar power plant located?

China's largest molten salt solar thermal power plant is situated in Dunhuang, northwest China's Gansu Province. By receiving sunlight and heating up the molten salt, it can constantly generate electricity. The power station generates 390 million kilowatts of electricity per year, reducing carbon dioxide emissions by 350,000 tonnes.

What is molten salt storage in concentrating solar power plants?

At the end of 2019 the worldwide power generation capacity from molten salt storage in concentrating solar power (CSP) plants was 21 GWh el. This article gives an overview of molten salt storage in CSP and new potential fields for decarbonization such as industrial processes, conventional power plants and electrical energy storage.

What is molten salt tower CSP plant?

SUPCON SOLAR Delingha 50MW Molten Salt Tower CSP Plant, one of China's CSP demonstration projects. The power plant has 50MW of installed capacity with 7-hour molten salt storage system.

Where is molten salt tower solar power plant located?

An aerial view of the 100-megawatt molten salt tower solar thermal power plant in Dunhuang, Northwest China's Gansu province, on Dec 25, 2018. [Photo/IC]

What does molten salt do in solar power towers?

Molten salt stored in the towers functions as a thermal battery, storing excess heat during the day and releasing it to keep the generators running continuously, according to CGTN. China started exploring solar thermal power in 2016, and this new project, with its dual-tower design, is taking it a step further.

How much power does molten salt tower produce?

However, it still achieved the complete annual cumulative power generation of 158GWh, and became the first Molten Salt Tower CSP Plant in the world whose annual actual power generation exceeded the annual designed power generation.