China It is one step away from losing all its seas. He’s gone too far and he doesn’t know how to stop it. A clear example was this project where they dared to generate energy in the sea and that went wrong. In recent years, the world has become aware of the importance of using renewable energy sources that do not endanger the environment. With this perspective in place, several renewable energy projects have already appeared on the scene, especially solar and wind energy.
However, there are areas where the land area is no longer sufficient to meet the need for energy production facilities. This is how, little by little, more and more countries are committed to extending these types of initiatives to the sea.
For example with proposals for floating solar energy (FPV). After significant implementation in the Asian market, floating solar technology is beginning to emerge Europe and other continents, where floating solar panels are on the rise.
Broadly speaking, the floating solar energy It consists of placing several solar panels on the water to produce electrical energy and supply it to the grid. They have the same purpose as conventional (land) solar panels: generating electricity, except that this group of solar panels is located on water.
Areas such as risk reservoirs, hydroelectric dams, water treatment surfaces, lakes, ponds and even seas and oceans can become optimal locations for the implementation of floating solar power plants.
China could lose all its seas if it continues this practice
According to the predictions of Wooden Mackenziethe global floating solar market will experience enormous growth until it reaches an installed capacity of 77 GW by 2033. In this context it will China has taken the rise of renewable energy sources seriously and is filling the seas and reservoirs with solar panels.
The Asian country has a solar capacity of more than 700 GW, so the rise of floating solar is just the beginning. Moreover, so are the countries that follow in their footsteps India e Indonesia. This scenario means that Asia aims to lead this new sector.
The opening to the open sea is driven by the search for areas without space limitations. An aspect that makes the construction of large-scale solar parks possible. China has started connecting floating solar energy installations on the open sea to the electricity grid.
In addition, optimal solar radiation and building conditions receive support from the government. From their perspective, the state-owned enterprise, Huaneng Groupbuilt the first marine photovoltaic platform that could withstand sea waves.
China is starting to see the benefits of floating solar panels, but has been working on various wind energy projects for a while offshore. Among them, the company’s maritime wind turbine stands out. Mingyangwith a capacity of 20 MW and made to withstand typhoons. In addition, the same company has the OceanXA floating wind turbine which promises a generation of 54,000 MWh per year.
On the other hand, the largest offshore wind turbine in the world is of the Chinese state brand Dongfang Electric Corporation and houses a capacity of 26 MW.
Marine solar energy in China: it has gone too far
This also applies to the state-owned company CHN Energy Investment Group (CHN Energy) installed the first large-scale offshore solar project of 1 gigawatt (GW) on the open sea. Hand in hand with the subsidiary Guohua energy investmentcompleted the installation of the solar park, which was successfully connected to the grid and began producing electricity in the district Kenli, Shandong Province (East China).
At this rate, China could be one step away from losing all its seas. He has gone too far with his water projects. A context that ties in with the treasure that humanity has been looking for for a century and that China has found: there are 230,000 tons under the sea.