Plant	Power China Qinghai Gonghe
Location	China
Owner(s)	HYDROCHINA and Northwest Engineering Corporation
Capacity (MW)	50
Construction Start Date	June. 2017
Construction End Date	2019
Generation Start Year	2019
Construction Cost ($)	1.2 bil
Cost pkWh ($)	3683.3
LCOE ($)	0.1
Heliostat Aperture Area (m²)	20
Heliostat Manufacturer	Supcon China
Heliostat Model	SUPCON
Mirror Manufacturer	Damin Glass China
Heliostat Dimension	5.8m x 3.5m
Heliostat Facets (C x R)	2x2
Solar Field Area (m²)	516000
Heliostat Cost pm² ($)	142.76
Receiver Midpoint Height (m)	210
Receiver Fluid	Molten Salt
Receiever Manufacturer	Hangzhou Boiler Group China
Number of Heliostats	25795
Tower Position (Lat/Long)	(36.102, 100.625)

General Plant Data

·       Location: China

·       Owner(s): HYDROCHINA and Northwest Engineering Corporation

·       Capacity (MW): 50

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Plant Timeline

·       Construction Start Date: June. 2017

·       Construction End Date: 2019

·       Generation Start Year: 2019

Plant Costs

·       Construction Cost ($): 1.2 bil

·       Cost pkWh ($): 3683.3

·       LCOE ($): 0.1

Heliostat Design

·       Heliostat Aperture Area (m²): 20

·       Heliostat Manufacturer: Supcon China

·       Heliostat Model: SUPCON

·       Mirror Manufacturer: Damin Glass China

·       Heliostat Dimension: 5.8m x 3.5m

·       Heliostat Facets (C x R): 2x2

·       Solar Field Area (m²): 516000

·       Heliostat Cost pm² ($): 142.76

Source: http://www.cosinsolar.com/cases/detail/id/7.html

Tower/Receiver

·       Receiver Midpoint Height (m): 210

·       Receiver Fluid: Molten Salt

·       Receiever Manufacturer: Hangzhou Boiler Group China

Source: http://www.nengyuanjie.net/article/43246.html

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Plant Layout

·       Number of Heliostats: 25795

·       Tower Position (Lat/Long): (36.102, 100.625)

Source: https://www.google.com/maps/place/Gonghe+County,+Hainan+Tibetan+Autonomous+Prefecture,+Qinghai,+China/@36.1022494,100.6200977,2604m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m6!3m5!1s0x37ad0e7538ee8cb7:0x453dc0ab48a1746c!8m2!3d36.2829999!4d100.62012!16s%2Fm%2F076yxkd?hl=en&entry=ttu

Local Environmental Conditions

The project is located in a high-altitude area with low ambient temperature and abundant solar energy.

Lessons Learned

The Qinghai Gonghe 50MW Tower Project utilizes modern information technologies. Cloud platform, big data, AI, mobile internet, BIM three-dimensional design are all applied.

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