Jiangxia Tidal Power Station
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The Jiangxia Tidal Power Station is the third largest tidal power station in the world, located in Wuyantou, Wenling City
, Zhejiang Province
, China
. Although the proposed design for the facility was 3,000 KW, the current installed capacity is 3,200 KW, generated from one unit of 500 KW, one unit of 600 KW, and three units of 700 KW, totalling the installed capacity to 3,200 KW. Proposals were made to install a sixth 700 KW unit, but this has not yet been installed. The facility generates up to 6.5 GWh of power annually.
This facility also hosts a 40 KW solar PV power installation with an estimated 45,000 KWh annual production capacity. This system is composed of 216 pieces of 185w monocrystalline solar modules manufactured by Perlight Solar.
The power station feeds the energy demand of small villages at a 20 km (12 mi) distance, through a 35-kV transmission line. The maximum tidal range
in the estuary
is 8.39 m (27.5 ft).
Wenling
Wenling is a coastal county-level city in the municipal region of Taizhou, in southeastern Zhejiang province, China. It borders Luqiao and Huangyan to the north, Yuhuan to the south, Yueqing to the west, looks out to the East China Sea to the east...
, Zhejiang Province
Zhejiang
Zhejiang is an eastern coastal province of the People's Republic of China. The word Zhejiang was the old name of the Qiantang River, which passes through Hangzhou, the provincial capital...
, China
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
. Although the proposed design for the facility was 3,000 KW, the current installed capacity is 3,200 KW, generated from one unit of 500 KW, one unit of 600 KW, and three units of 700 KW, totalling the installed capacity to 3,200 KW. Proposals were made to install a sixth 700 KW unit, but this has not yet been installed. The facility generates up to 6.5 GWh of power annually.
This facility also hosts a 40 KW solar PV power installation with an estimated 45,000 KWh annual production capacity. This system is composed of 216 pieces of 185w monocrystalline solar modules manufactured by Perlight Solar.
The power station feeds the energy demand of small villages at a 20 km (12 mi) distance, through a 35-kV transmission line. The maximum tidal range
Tidal range
The tidal range is the vertical difference between the high tide and the succeeding low tide. Tides are the rise and fall of sea levels caused by the combined effects of the gravitational forces exerted by the Moon and the Sun and the rotation of the Earth...
in the estuary
Estuary
An estuary is a partly enclosed coastal body of water with one or more rivers or streams flowing into it, and with a free connection to the open sea....
is 8.39 m (27.5 ft).