Ren Min Ri Bao·2025-07-24 22:22Group 1 - The 2025 Solar Thermal and New Energy Storage High-Quality Development Exchange Conference was held in Hami City, focusing on breakthroughs in solar thermal and new energy storage technologies and industry collaboration [2][3] - China Energy Construction Investment Group has successfully commercialized the first national solar thermal demonstration project in Xinjiang, a 50 MW molten salt tower solar thermal power plant, and is accelerating the construction of the world's largest solar thermal storage project, the Hami Solar Thermal Storage Project with a capacity of 1500 MW [3][5] - The conference aims to support the achievement of China's "dual carbon" goals and accelerate green and sustainable development, with China Energy Construction Investment Group playing a key role in the development of new energy and new energy storage industries [3][6] Group 2 - The Hami Solar Thermal Storage Project has completed the foundation pouring for its steam turbine, which will increase the solar thermal power generation capacity from 50 MW to 150 MW, marking a significant advancement in new generation solar thermal technology [5] - The project has achieved a domestic equipment localization rate of over 99%, enhancing the system's value by providing large capacity and long-duration energy storage capabilities [5][6] - The integration of photovoltaic and solar thermal power generation systems in the Hami project aims to provide stable and adjustable green electricity, addressing the intermittency and volatility of traditional photovoltaic power generation [5][6] Group 3 - The current installed capacity of solar thermal power generation in China is only 0.025%, indicating vast development opportunities and potential in the industry [6] - The Hami Solar Thermal Technology Research Center was officially established during the conference, focusing on core technology breakthroughs in 300,000 kW solar thermal system integration [6] - China Energy Construction Investment Group is leading the drafting of the first safety production standardization implementation specification in the solar thermal power sector, which will promote the scale and industrial development of solar thermal power [6]