The First 70MW Batch of the 200MW Project in Yishui County, Shandong Province Supplied by Suntech Was Connected to the Power Grid

Advancing together, the light of Suntech spreads to Shandong Province

The project is located in Yishui County, Linyi City. The terrain of the field is undulating, high in the south and low in the north. In the PV area, 550W high-efficiency bifacial PV modules and 670W monofacial PV modules of Suntech have been installed, with an effective area of about 1,883 mu. The Agri-PV complementary method combining high-efficiency PV support bracket modules and agricultural mushroom planting has been adopted, which leads to not only the effective and full use of the land but also a significant enhancement of the local agricultural economy. The Suntech Ultra V bifacial glass-glass high-efficiency module C72/Pmh+ selected for this project has obvious advantages such as good strong-light and weak-light performance, a low temperature coefficient, and resistance to sand, dust, and abrasion, etc. It adopts mature and reliable 182mm cells, with a degradation rate of less than 2% in the first year of operation, and less than 0.45% from year two of operation onward, and a 30-year ultra-long linear power warranty. With bifacial power generation and the compatible single-axis tracking system, the power generation capacity of the project has been further enhanced and the cost of energy for the whole life cycle has been reduced. The Ultra X high-efficiency module D66/Wmh has adopted 210mm silicon wafers and multiple main grids with high-density encapsulation technology, greatly increasing the power per unit area of the module, with a maximum output power of up to 675W and a maximum conversion efficiency of up to 21.7%. After the project is put into operation, it can generate an average of 86,368,000 kWh of green power per year, which can save 31092.48 tons of standard coal and reduce the emission of 81,462.9 tons of carbon dioxide. It will provide abundant green and clean power for Yishui County, playing a positive role in advancing the development of green and low-carbon transformation of the local energy.

As China’s major economic and agricultural province, in recent years, Shandong has taken PV power generation as a key driver in the transformation of energy structure, combined PV industry and agricultural planting or fishery breeding and actively promoted the new “Agri-PV complementary” mode as well as the integration and development of the new energy industry and the traditional industry. In 2022, Suntech contributed to the 300MW Salt-PV Complementary Project of Weifang Binhai Wind and PV Storage Smart Energy Demonstration Base, adopting the mode of “power generation on PV panels and halogen production under PV panels”, which improves the comprehensive utilization rate of the land of the PV power generation project.

Powerful alliance to light up a global green carbon future

SEPCO was established in 1952 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Power Construction Corporation of Chia. SEPCO has total assets of 1.7 billion USD. It has more than 30 qualifications in China, including Level I general construction contracting for power, architecture, petrochemical and mechanical & electrical projects, etc. SEPCO has the integrated service capabilities of the entire industrial chain of power, oil & gas and petrochemical, renewable energy, energy conservation and environmental protection, and infrastructure sector, including project planning, investment and financing, survey and design, complete equipment supply, construction and installation, commissioning, operation and maintenance. The company has been selected as one of the “Top 250 International Contractors” by Engineering News-Record (ENR) for 11 consecutive years and is a certified EPC general contractor of Saudi Electricity Company and Saudi Aramco. The first batch of the 200MW Agri-PV complementary project in Yishui County being connected to the power grid demonstrates a further upgrade of the cooperation between Suntech and SOEs and exemplifies the effort to empower enterprises’ green transformation and increase enterprises’ revenue.

As a global first-class PV module supplier, Suntech continues to give full play to its advantages as a leading enterprise, assisting the transformation and upgrading of the regional low-carbon economy according to local conditions, steadily pushing forward the reform and innovation of green technology, continuing to promote the development modes of photovoltaic sand control, Agri-PV complementation, forestry-PV complementation, pastoralism-PV complementation, and green power to the household, constructing the new mode of sustainable green development, and lighting up a global green carbon future.