【New Energy Applications】Dagang Oilfield Uses New Energy to Extract Traditional Energy

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The Dagang Oil Field is located in a region with category II solar energy resources in China, where the average annual number of solar energy hours is around 1,300. The total area available for wind and solar power generation exceeds 9 square kilometers. Li Jianliang, the executive deputy manager of the New Energy Division at Dagang Oilfield Company, said that by the end of 2022, the 48-megawatt photovoltaic power generation project will be connected to the grid and begin generating electricity, with an annual output of around 65 million kWh, which will help reduce carbon dioxide emissions by more than 50,000 tons. According to the plan, between 2021 and 2025, the installed capacity of wind and solar power generation in the Dagang Oil Field is set to reach 650 megawatts, in order to promote the use of clean energy as a substitute for oil and gas in exploration activities, as well as to provide clean energy supplies to external users. The increasing use of clean energy is of great significance for the Dagang Oil Field, which has been in operation for nearly 60 years, in helping to reduce traditional energy consumption and lower carbon emissions.