Manufactured by Dongfang Boiler; the steam drum for the 100MW solar thermal project in Anduo, Tibet has been completed and shipped

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Recently, the drum, a key component of the Anuo 100MW tower-type concentrated solar power plant in Tibet – the world’s highest-altitude such facility – which was manufactured by Dongfang Boiler Co., Ltd. (abbreviated as Dongfang Boiler), a member company of the Solar Thermal Alliance, was successfully completed and shipped. It is understood that Dongfang Boiler has already fulfilled its commitments regarding the construction of several notable commercial CSP projects in China, including the 100MW CSP project in Xinjiang for China Energy Group, the 200MW CSP project in Delingha for CGN, the 100MW CSP project in Tuokson for PowerChina, the 50MW CSP project in Hami for China Energy Engineering Group, the 110MW CSP project in Aksai Huidong for SDIC, and the 100MW CSP project in the second phase of Gonghe by PowerChina. The company supplies key equipment such as concentration and heat collection systems, steam generators, and steam turbines for these projects. As previously reported, the Tibet Kaitou Anduo Tushuo 100MW concentrated solar power project utilizes advanced molten salt tower technology. It employs around 16,000 pentagonal heliostats, each with an area of 50.23㎡, to reflect sunlight onto the heat absorption tower, raising the temperature of the molten salt to 560℃. Through counterflow heat exchange using this high-temperature molten salt, mechanical energy is converted into electrical energy, generating a steady and reliable supply of clean energy. Upon completion, the project is expected to generate approximately 260 million kWh of electricity per year, with an annual operating hours figure of around 2,551 hours. It will be able to meet the electricity needs of about 200,000 households, which is equivalent to saving 60,000 tons of standard coal per year and reducing carbon dioxide emissions by around 165,000 tons per year.