National demonstration energy storage project

What happened at China's first national demonstration project?

At 10:00 AM, the plant was successfully connected to the grid and operated stably, marking the completion of the construction of the first national demonstration project of compressed air energy storage in China in accordance with the commercial power station standards.

When did China's salt cavern energy storage project start?

Its construction started in 2018 and the plant went into service on Sept 30, 2021. Completion and operation of the first phase of the project was a breakthrough in China's salt cavern compressed air energy storage technology and a milestone of commercialization of new-type energy storage technology in the country.

What is Jintan salt cavern energy storage project?

A bird's-eye view of the Jintan salt cavern compressed air energy storage project in Changzhou, East China's Jiangsu Province [Photo/sasac.gov.cn] Both the storage and installed capacities of the first phase of the project are 60 megawatts and the total generation capacity of the project is expected to reach 1,000 MW.

What is compressed air energy storage?

"Compressed air energy storage", alongside pumped-storage hydroelectricity, is one of the most mature physical energy storage technologies currently available. It will serve for constructing a new energy system and developing a new power system in China, as well as a key direction for cultivating strategic emerging industries.