Hami solar thermal power station a green model
Share - WeChat
![](https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/image_e/2020/timg.jpg)
![](http://cds.chinadaily.com.cn/dams/capital/image/202109/08/61380b32e4b0f33f152362e0.jpg)
The project uses tens of thousands of mirrors to concentrate sunlight on a receiver at the top of the heat absorption tower to create a temperature above 800 C. Steam is then generated to drive a turbine to produce electricity.
The project can supply 198 million kWh of power annually, saving 61,900 metric tons of standard coal a year.
That is equivalent to reducing emissions of sulfur dioxide by about 61.9 tons, nitrogen oxides by 61.9 tons, soot by 19.8 tons and carbon dioxide by 154,800 tons.