China's largest offshore solar-hydrogen farm starts operation

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China's largest offshore solar-hydrogen farm starts operation

Xinhua | 2025-01-04

A large integrated solar-hydrogen farm, located in the tidal flat area of eastern China, has officially commenced operations, according to its owner, Guohua Energy Investment Co., Ltd., under the CHN Energy Investment Group.

The largest of its kind in China, the energy farm is officially known as the Rudong offshore photovoltaic-hydrogen energy storage project. It has been successfully connected to the grid and began operations on Dec. 31, 2024, in Rudong County, Jiangsu Province, CHN Energy said in a press release on Friday.

This marks the launch of China's first comprehensive energy utilization and coastal ecological management project, integrating photovoltaic power generation, hydrogen production, hydrogen refueling and energy storage, according to the press release.

With a total installed capacity of 400 megawatts, the Rudong project, spanning 4,300 mu (about 287 hectares), features a newly constructed 220 kV onshore booster station, a 60 MW/120 MWh energy storage facility, and a hydrogen production and refueling station with a production capacity of 1,500 standard cubic meters per hour and hydrogen refueling capability of 500 kilograms per day.

Once fully operational in 2025, the project is expected to generate an average of 468 million kilowatt-hours of electricity annually, equivalent to saving approximately 151,000 tonnes of standard coal each year...more
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As sure as the Sun rises in the East:
Some clown will say "There is no green hydrogen"
and/or "green hydrogen is not green"
Good thing China doesn't GAF