QUZHOU, China, July 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- In the rolling
landscapes of Changshan County, on the outskirts of Quzhou,
Zhejiang Province, solar panels
stretch across the fields like a giant canvas, beneath which a
variety of crops, including grapefruit saplings and exotic bearded
tooth mushrooms, thrive. This innovative pairing, known as
agrivoltaics, is part of a larger movement being pioneered by State
Grid Zhejiang Electric Power at the Tongjing Photovoltaic Power
Station.
The PV power station exemplifies the integration of photovoltaic
(PV) technology with agricultural practices, covering an area of
70.7 hectares (174.6 acres). With an investment of 302.21 million yuan (approximately US$41.8 million), the station is outfitted with
117,647 polycrystalline PV modules. This infrastructure not only
contributes to power generation—yielding annual revenues of
approximately 16 million yuan—but also boosts the local economy.
The project enhances the village's collective income by about
1.1 million yuan (approximately
US$152,000) annually through the
leasing of land for PV installation and by creating new job
opportunities within the agrivoltaic sector.
"The PV power station annually contributes around 36 million KWh
of green electricity to the State Grid, equivalent to saving 12,000
tons of standard coal, mitigating CO2 by 36,000 tons and sulfur
dioxide emissions by 110 tons," highlighted Zhu Jianjun, Customer Manager at State Grid
Zhejiang Electric Power. In recent years, the company has
streamlined procedures for PV power generation and grid connection,
facilitating the seamless integration of distributed PV. The
endeavor underscores its commitment to scientifically efficient
clean energy utilization and fully embracing the pioneering
agriculture and solar co-location development paradigm.
Quzhou has a cumulative grid-connected PV installed capacity of
2,495.5 MW. Projections indicate a surge in new PV capacity to
1,500 MW by 2027, lifting the total grid-connected capacity to
3,750 MW. Agrivoltaics is proving to be a vital catalyst in
enhancing farmers' income and supporting broader economic
development.
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