General Plant Data

·         Location: Aksai Jiuquan Gansu China

·         Capacity (MW): 110

Source: https://www.sohu.com/a/748999565_734062

Plant Timeline

·         Construction Start Date: 2022

·         Construction End Date: Under construction

·         Generation Start Year: Plan: 2024

Plant Costs

Heliostat Design

·         Heliostat Aperture Area (m²): 24

·         Heliostat Model: Stellio

·         Heliostat Facets (C x R): Stellio

·         Solar Field Area (m²): 581068

Source: https://www.sohu.com/a/713681001_120093798

Tower/Receiver

·         Tower Height (m): 180.8

·         Receiver Fluid: Molten Salt

Source: https://www.sohu.com/a/713681001_120093798#google_vignette

Plant Layout

·         Number of Heliostats: 23920

Source: http://en.cnste.org/html/csp/2023/0921/1608.html

Other Sources:

[1] “Huidong New Energy Akesai 110MW Tower+ 640MW PV | Concentrating Solar Power Projects | NREL.” Solarpaces.nrel.gov, solarpaces.nrel.gov/project/huidong-new-energy-akesai-110mw-tower-640mw-pv.

Link: https://solarpaces.nrel.gov/project/huidong-new-energy-akesai-110mw-tower-640mw-pv

[2] “Solar Tower Construction of 110MW CSP Project in Akesai Completed - China Solar Thermal Alliance.” En.cnste.org, 21 Sept. 2023, en.cnste.org/html/csp/2023/0921/1608.html

Link: http://en.cnste.org/html/csp/2023/0921/1608.html