| Project Overview |
| Project Name: |
Beijing Badaling Solar Tower |
| Country: |
China |
| Location: |
Beijing |
| Owner(s): |
Institute of Electrical Engineering of Chinese Academy of Sciences
(100%)
|
| Technology: |
Power tower |
| Turbine Capacity: |
Net: 1.5 MW
Gross: 1.5 MW |
| Status: |
Operational |
| Start Year: |
2012
|
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Beijing Badaling Solar Tower
This page provides information on Yanqing Solar Power Station, a concentrating solar power (CSP) project, with data organized by background, participants, and power plant configuration.
| Status Date: |
February 12, 2013
|
Background
| Technology: |
Power tower |
| Status: |
Operational |
| Country: |
China |
| City: |
Beijing |
| County: |
Yanqing County |
| Lat/Long Location: |
40°27′
24.0″
North,
115°58′
30.0″
East |
| Land Area: |
13 acres |
| Solar Resource: |
1,290 kWh/m2/yr
|
| Electricity Generation: |
1,950 MWh/yr
|
| Contact(s): |
Fengli Du |
| Company: |
Institute of Electrical Engineering of Chinese Academy of Sciences |
| Break Ground: |
July 2009 |
| Start Production: |
August 2012 |
| Project Type: |
Demonstration and experimental platform |
Participants
| Developer(s): |
Institute of Electrical Engineering of Chinese Academy of Sciences |
| Owner(s) (%): |
Institute of Electrical Engineering of Chinese Academy of Sciences
(100%)
|
| Operator(s): |
Institute of Electrical Engineering of Chinese Academy of Sciences |
Plant Configuration
Solar Field
| Heliostat Solar-Field Aperture Area: |
10,000 m² |
| # of Heliostats: |
100 |
| Heliostat Aperture Area: |
100.0 m² |
| Heliostat Manufacturer: |
Himin Solar |
| Heliostat Description: |
64 facets, each facet 1.25x1.25 m2 |
| Tower Height: |
118 m |
| Receiver Manufacturer: |
Xi’an Jiaotong University, Dongfang Boiler Group Co. Ltd. |
| Receiver Type: |
Cavity Receiver |
| Heat-Transfer Fluid Type: |
Water/Steam |
| Receiver Inlet Temp: |
104C |
| Receiver Outlet Temp: |
400C |
Power Block
| Turbine Capacity (Gross): |
1.5 MW
|
| Turbine Capacity (Net): |
1.5 MW |
| Turbine Manufacturer: |
Hangzhou Steam Turbine Company |
| Output Type: |
Steam Rankine |
| Cooling Method: |
Wet cooling |
| Annual Solar-to-Electricity Efficiency (Gross): |
13.7%
|
| Fossil Backup Type: |
Oil-fired boiler |
Thermal Storage
| Storage Type: |
Other |
| Storage Capacity: |
1 hour |
| Thermal Storage Description: |
Two stages: saturated steam/oil |
