The Dacheng Dunhuang Solar CSP Plant – Molten Salt Thermal Energy Storage System is a 50,000kW energy storage project located in Dunhuang, Gansu, China.
The thermal energy storage project uses molten salt as its storage technology. The project was announced in 2016 and will be commissioned in 2021.
Description
The Dacheng Dunhuang Solar CSP Plant – Molten Salt Thermal Energy Storage System is being developed by Lanzhou Dacheng Technology. The project is owned by Lanzhou Dacheng Technology (100%).
The key applications of the project are renewables capacity firming and renewables energy time shift.
Contractors involved
Lanzhou Dacheng Technology is the owner. Lanzhou Dacheng Technology is the developer.
Additional information
North West Electric Power Design Institute (NWEPDI), the firm awarded the turnkey project for the plant, contracted IDOM to provide the basic engineering for the molten salt system, thermal storage system, and the steam generation system.
Methodology
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