Costing about 230 million yuan ($32.35 million), the first photovoltaic power station combining power generation with fish aquaculture in Taixing city, located in East China's Jiangsu province, helps develop cleaner energy.
It is located in a 704 mu (46.93 hectares) fishpond on the Dongjia River, with installed capacity of 50 megawatts.
The station is divided into south and north regions, totaling 15 power generation units.
To take care of such a large operation, technicians adopted big data to realize accurate control.
They can also solve the problem of decreased power generation efficiency and unstable power generation during rainy, hazy and low-light conditions at night by using inverters.
Since the completion of full-capacity grid connection on July 12, the station has generated 10.6 million kilowatt-hours of electricity. On average, 56.27 million kilowatts of green electricity can be transmitted annually.
Compared to thermal power plants with the same power generation capacity, the station can save an estimated 17,200 metric tons of standard coal annually, which can also increase the incomes of local aquaculture business enterprises by cultivating fish products which live in the water under the photovoltaic panels.
Taixing's first photovoltaic power station which combines power generation with fish aquaculture. [Photo/WeChat account:txfabu]