Jiangxia Tidal Power Station

The Jiangxia Tidal Power Station (江厦潮汐电站) is the fourth largest tidal power station in the world,[1] located in Wuyantou, Wenling City, Zhejiang Province, China. Although the proposed design for the facility was 3,000 kW, the current installed capacity is 3,200 kW, generated from one unit of 500 kW, one unit of 600 kW, and three units of 700 kW, totalling the installed capacity to 3,200 kW. Proposals were made to install a sixth 700 kW unit, but this has not yet been installed.[2][3] The facility generates up to 6.5 GWh of power annually.[3]

Jiangxia Tidal Power Station
Tidal barrage of the Jiangxia Tidal Power Station
Jiangxia Tidal Power Station
Location of Jiangxia Tidal Power Station in China
CountryChina
LocationWuyantou, Wenling, Zhejiang
Coordinates28°20′34″N 121°14′25″E
StatusOperational
Dam and spillways
Type of damBarrage
Reservoir
Tidal range8.39 m (27.5 ft)
Power Station
Commission dateApril 1980
TypeTidal barrage
Turbines1 × 500 kW
1 × 600 kW
3 × 700 kW
Installed capacity3.2 MW
3.9 MW (max. planned)
Annual generation6,500 MWh

This facility also hosts a 40 kW solar PV power installation with an estimated 45,000 kWh annual production capacity. This system is composed of 216 pieces of 186 W monocrystalline solar modules manufactured by Perlight Solar.[4]

The power station feeds the energy demand of small villages at a 20 km (12 mi) distance, through a 35-kV transmission line. The maximum tidal range in the estuary is 8.39 m (27.5 ft).[2]

Now it is a Major National Historical and Cultural Sites in Zhejiang, it is included on October 16, 2019.[5]

See also

References
  1. Jinangxia Tidal Power Station (PDF), retrieved 2010-03-21
  2. Jinangxia Tidal Power Station, p. 194, retrieved 2010-03-21
  3. Jinangxia Tidal Power Station, archived from the original on 2011-07-07, retrieved 2010-03-21
  4. "Perlight Solar website". Archived from the original on 2012-04-25.
  5. "国务院关于核定并公布第八批全国重点文物保护单位的通知 (Circular of the State Council on the approval and publication of the eighth batch of Major Historical and Cultural Site Protected at the National Level)". www.gov.cn. October 16, 2019. Retrieved October 20, 2019.
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