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SHANGHAI, June 16, 2020 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

Shanghai Electric, the world's leading manufacturer and supplier of power

generation and industrial equipment, today announced that it has commissioned

China's first 8MW offshore wind turbine, which is now entering operation. The

launch of the turbine, which features "black start" technology, demonstrates

that the company can now undertake bulk orders in the market for 8MW offshore

wind turbines. The company also unveiled its plan to further explore solutions

that renewable energy-based integrated energy systems—combining wind, solar

power and energy storage systems, coupled with a 5G+ industrial internet of things.

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The 8MW-167 offshore turbine is the wind turbine in operation with the highest

capacity in China. Compared to the 7MW-154 wind turbine, the D8 turbine

produces 20% more electricity and reduces the Levelised Cost of Electricity

(LCOE) by around 11%. The 8MW turbine is the outcome of an agreement inked  in

March 2018 with Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE), which gives the company

a license to produce and sell SGRE's 8.0-167DD offshore machines in the Chinese market.

Shanghai Electric is now in a prime position to capitalize on the growing

Chinese offshore turbine market, where up to 26GW may be grid-connected by the

end of 2025. The company envisions creating an integrated clean energy solution

that stretches the limit of releasing the potential of solar and wind power.

The 8MW offshore wind turbine features 81.4-metre blades, producing a rotor

diameter of 167 meters and a swept area of 21,900 square meters. It was tested

onshore at the Shantou Haojiang offshore industrial park. The demonstration

project for an integrated clean energy solution also features a 4MW offshore

wind turbine and 2.42MW rooftop photovoltaics. It also incorporates energy

storage, charging pile equipment with a 2MWh capacity, a set of intelligent

building environment control system, 5G+ industrial internet of things,

microgrid control center and energy management system, among all other elements.

The solution has been modified to address conditions across the Asia-Pacific

region such as typhoons, and tropical storms which could seriously damage the

grid infrastructure and even lead to blackouts of the area. The restoration of

the microgrid from a black start condition is therefore important to microgrid

operators. With "black start", the smart energy project provides a strong

guarantee for the stable operation of the industrial park.

The Shanghai Electric Project team used lithium batteries as a supporting power

source, so the Power Conversion System can regulate the voltage and frequency

to the reference value. When the 8MW turbine goes into an idle state which

synchronizes and connects to the microgrid bus voltage, and the wind reaches

the cut in speed, the wind turbine officially starts power generation, then the

team can increase the load while retaining the system frequency, until the

microgrid is operating at full load mode. Thanks to the excellent

grid-friendliness of the 8MW turbine and the powerful MGCC, the whole process

is connected to the grid with zero impact.

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SOURCE  Shanghai Electric