In this regard, China General Nuclear Power Corporation has completed the operational connection of the Yangjiang Fanshi offshore wind farm in Guangdong Province. The infrastructure has a total installed capacity of 2 gigawatts distributed across two phases designated Fanshi 1 and Fanshi 2. The complex covers a maritime area located 81 kilometers offshore in Yangdong District, with water depths reaching 53 meters.
Large-scale offshore wind technology deployment
The project integrates a total of 131 wind turbines, among which 33 units with a rated capacity of 18 megawatts stand out. The operating company has confirmed this represents the largest commercial serial deployment of this technological capacity recorded to date in Chinese waters.
Each 18-megawatt turbine has a 292-meter-diameter rotor covering a swept area of 66,000 square meters. At maximum operating regime, a single rotor revolution generates approximately 43 kilowatt-hours of electricity. Each wind turbine has the capacity to produce 56 million kilowatt-hours annually.
The combined energy generation of the wind farm will exceed 6.6 billion kilowatt-hours per year. This volume of clean energy allows savings of nearly 1.92 million tons of standard coal and avoids the emission of 5.1 million tons of carbon dioxide annually.
Transmission infrastructure of the Yangjiang Fanshi offshore wind farm
The installation integrates the first 500-kilovolt intermediate offshore reactive power compensation station in the Chinese industry. This system ensures voltage stability along the 81-kilometer transmission route separating the offshore installations from the mainland coast.
The technical solution mitigates energy transport losses associated with wind complexes located far from shore. The development establishes a construction and installation scheme suitable for deep waters, reducing foundation costs, cable laying, and occupation of marine space.
Source: CGTN
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