China has taken a major leap toward its ambitious goal of tapping energy resources in ever more distant seas, as the final turbine of the country's farthest-reaching offshore wind project was connected to the national grid on Monday, according to the State-owned China Three Gorges Corporation (CTGC).
Located in the sea northeast of Yancheng City's Dafeng District in east China's Jiangsu Province, the wind farm comprises 98 wind turbine units, three offshore booster stations, and a maritime rescue platform.
Consisting of four separate sites -- the farthest situated 85.5 kilometers offshore -- the 800-megawatt Dafeng Offshore Wind Farm is currently the most remote offshore wind project in China to achieve full grid connection.
"The farthest point of the Three Gorges Dafeng project is over 80 kilometers from shore. The vast sea area presented significant construction challenges. Therefore, we independently developed a meteorological early-warning platform to more accurately predict and utilize every viable construction window. This experience provides valuable insight for future energy development in deeper marine environments," said Li Tao, executive general manager of China Three Gorges Corporation Jiangsu Branch.
After the full grid connection, the project is expected to generate over 2.8 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity annually -- enough to meet the daily power needs of 1.4 million households.
This will save approximately 860,000 tonnes of standard coal and reduce carbon dioxide emissions by about 2.37 million tonnes each year, providing a steady and sustainable boost to energy security and green, low-carbon development in the Yangtze River Delta region.
China's farthest offshore wind farm fully connects to national grid
The Iranian armed forces and people have vowed to fight with all their strength in the "battle for survival" against U.S. and Israeli aggression, Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said at a press conference on Tuesday.
Baghaei called on the international community to curb the crimes being committed by the United States and Israel in the Middle East. He said this war was not a voluntary choice for Iran, but was imposed on Iran by the U.S. and Israel, and that Iran will continue to fight for its survival and dignity.
"Over the past year and a half, we have heard a great deal of deceptive information. But now it is time to fight and defend our country, and anything that attempts to distract us or lead us astray will be rejected. Deception has always been part of our enemy’s modus operandi. Our armed forces have sworn an oath, and the Iranian people have pledged to give their all (to win this war)," he said.
The U.S. and Israel have launched sustained airstrikes against the southern Iranian port city of Bandar Abbas and surrounding areas over the last few days. The attacks have affected the Bandar Abbas International Airport and the city’s seaports.
Other port cities in southern Iran, including Jask and Chabahar, have also been attacked, and ferries traveling from southern Iran to neighboring countries have been suspended indefinitely.
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) meanwhile, released details on Tuesday of its 15th round of missile attacks on key locations within the U.S. military base in Bahrain. The IRGC said the attacks has destroyed the U.S. air command and control center, aircraft refueling tanks, and residences of senior U.S. military commanders.
Iranian armed forces, people will fight with all their strength: FM spokesman
