【Haichuan Technology’s Ten-Year Rapid Development】034-2023: China’s First Integrated Project Combining Offshore Wind Power, Marine Aquaculture, and Sea Water Hydrogen Production

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The last edit to this post was made by Desert Fish on 2023-5-4 at 20:34. On April 29, 2023, the installation of the first wind turbine in the Mingyang Yangjiang Qingzhou 4 Offshore Wind Farm project (hereinafter referred to as the Qingzhou 4 project) was completed, marking the entry of this project, which is located in one of the farthest offshore deep-water areas in China, into the turbine installation phase. As China’s first integrated project combining offshore wind power, marine aquaculture, and seawater hydrogen production, the Qingzhou 4 project is planned to have an installed capacity of 500 MW, with over 40 large-scale offshore wind turbines manufactured by MingYang Smart Energy to be installed, including turbines with capacities of 11 MW, 12 MW, and 16.6 MW. At the same time, the Qingzhou 4 project will, through the use of integrated wind-fishing equipment in the form of jacket structures and mesh cages, as well as seawater hydrogen production facilities, become China’s first project that combines offshore wind power, marine farms, and seawater hydrogen production. The Qingzhou 4 wind farm covers an area of 73.69 square kilometers, with water depths of 45–47 meters; its center is located about 67 kilometers off the shore, and the annual equivalent full-load power generation hours amount to 3615 hours. Once the project is completed and put into operation in December 2023, it will be able to generate approximately 1.83 billion kWh of clean energy per year, saving 570,000 tons of standard coal and reducing carbon dioxide emissions by 1.4 million tons. Zhang Chuanwei, chairman and CEO of MingYang Smart Energy, said that integrated development models such as hydrogen production using offshore wind power, marine aquaculture, and joint development will be the trends of the future. MYSE is making every effort to advance the development and investment in offshore floating integrated energy industries that combine offshore wind power, seawater hydrogen production, and marine farms, thereby fostering the high-quality integration of marine technologies, marine equipment, marine energy, and the marine economy.