In the desert of the Middle East, clean energy power stations are building an oasis of electricity; thousands of kilometers away, Chinese companies are building the largest power battery factory in continental Europe. In jointly building the “Belt and Road”, the concepts of green, low-carbon and sustainable development have been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
Clean energy injects lasting power into sustainable development. The “Belt and Road” spans mountains and seas. How can “green” become a distinctive background for jointly building the “Belt and Road”? In the blue sea and sands of the Persian Gulf, an electric power “oasis” rises. It is the Hasyan Power Station in the United Arab Emirates.
Lying between the desert Gobi and the blue sea and sky 30 kilometers southwest of Dubai, this power station built on the basis of “green” has a total installed capacity of 2,400 megawatts. After full commercial operation, it can satisfy the 3.56 million residents of Dubai20 % of electricity demand.
Although the Hasyan Power Station is located in a desert, it is located in a primitive ecological reserve where many rare animals live. To this end, the workers at the power station changed their careers and became eco-environmentalists before the construction started. They transplanted nearly 30,000 corals in the construction area to the underwater rocks of the adjacent artificial island. They also had to “do” coral treatment at least four times a year. Physical examination”.
When sea turtles come ashore to lay their eggs, workers will always dim the lights in the factory and protect and monitor the sea turtles. Chinese builders transformed into “dream engineers” and used practical actions to protect this “animal paradise” in the desert.
In a desert dozens of kilometers away from Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, rows of neatly erected photovoltaic panels are particularly dazzling in the sunshine under the blue sky. This is the Al Davra PV2 solar power station invested and constructed by a Chinese enterprise. It covers an area of about 21 square kilometers, equivalent to the size of 3,000 standard football fields, and has a total installed capacity of 2.1 gigawatts. It is the largest single solar power station in the world so far. power station.
It is worth mentioning that advanced double-sided photovoltaic modules are used here. The side of the photovoltaic panel facing the hot sand can also absorb and use reflected light to generate electricity. Compared with single-sided photovoltaic modules, its power generation can be 10% to 30% higher. 30,000 sets of light-tracking brackets ensure that photovoltaic panels face the sun at the best angle at any time during the day.
Sand and dust are inevitable in the desert. What should you do if the surface of the photovoltaic panels is dirty, affecting the power generation efficiency? Don’t worry, the unmanned management system developed by a Chinese company will issue prompts in time, and the rest of the work will be left to the automatic cleaning robot. The 4 million photovoltaic panels are “mechanical sunflowers” grown in the desert. The green energy they output can meet the electricity needs of 160,000 households in Abu Dhabi.
In Hungary, Europe’s largest power battery factory invested by a Chinese enterprise is under construction smoothly. It is located in Debrecen, Hungary’s second largest city, with a total investment of 7.34 billion euros. The new factory has a battery production capacity of 100 GWh. After the factory is completed, the workshop will produce a new generation of safer and more efficient lithium iron phosphate supercharged batteries for electric vehicles. This battery can be charged in 10 minutes and has a range of 400 kilometers, and its effective range when fully charged can reach 700 kilometers. With it, European consumers can basically say “goodbye” to range anxiety.
The “One Belt and One Road” initiative spans mountains and seas. Over the past 10 years, China has cooperated with more than 100 countries and regions on green energy projects. On the top of mountains, on the coast of the sea, and in the desert, “green” has become a bright color in the beautiful picture of jointly building the “Belt and Road”.
Post time: Dec-02-2023