General Plant Data

·         Location: Golmud, Wutumeiren, Haixi, Qinghai, China

·         Capacity (MW): 100MW

Plant Timeline

·         Construction Start Date: 2023

·         Construction End Date: Under construction

·         Generation Start Year: plan: 2024

Plant Costs

Heliostat Design

·         Heliostat Aperture Area (m²): 115

·         Heliostat Dimension: area(115.75m^2)

·         Heliostat Facets (C x R): 5x7

·         Solar Field Area (m²): 747500

Source:  http://www.cnste.org/html/xiangmu/2023/1129/11800.html

Tower/Receiver

·         Receiver Fluid: Molten Salt

Plant Layout

·         Number of Heliostats: 6460

·         Tower Position (Lat/Long): 36.83, 93.27

Other Sources:

[1] “CTGR Qinghai Golmud100MW Tower + 1000MW PV | Concentrating Solar Power Projects | NREL.” Solarpaces.nrel.gov, solarpaces.nrel.gov/project/ctgr-qinghai-golmud100mw-tower-1000mw-pv.

Link: https://solarpaces.nrel.gov/project/ctgr-qinghai-golmud100mw-tower-1000mw-pv