The latest data from the National Energy Administration shows that as of the end of June, China's renewable energy installed capacity exceeded 1.3 billion kilowatts, historically exceeding coal power. Among them, wind power installed capacity of 389 million kilowatts, ranked first in the world for 13 consecutive years; The installed capacity of photovoltaic power generation is 470 million kilowatts, ranking first in the world for eight consecutive years.

The world's first, has become the "scenery" industry bright label. Why can our country come from behind?

Leading the global "scenery" unlimited

The center height of the wheel hub is 152 meters, the impeller sweep area is equivalent to the size of 7 football fields, and the annual power generation exceeds 66 million KWH, which can meet the domestic electricity consumption of 36,000 households of three people for one year.

This is the world's first 16 MW ultra-large capacity offshore wind turbine, which was connected to the grid in Fujian offshore wind farm on July 19.

This unit is a concentrated demonstration of China's wind power equipment manufacturing capacity. Hundreds of sensors and liDAR all over the machine can sense temperature, humidity, wind speed and other information, digitally track the operating status of the unit, but also through the unit's intelligent "brain", Angle and power adjustment.

Over the years, China's wind power has developed rapidly, from land to sea, constantly breaking through environmental restrictions, and a "big windmill" rotates in the wind.

Du Zhongming, president of the General Institute of Electric Power Planning and Design, said that at present, China's wind power industry chain supply chain is relatively complete and has become a "star" industry with international competitiveness.

In the Changlu Salt farm in Tianjin Binhai New District, rows of blue photovoltaic modules are set up on the water. This is the world's largest single "salt-light complementary" project connected to the grid not long ago - Huadian Tianjin Haijing "salt-light complementary" power station, which can produce 1.5 billion KWH of green electricity every year.

In Inner Mongolia, the country's first "wind and fire bundled" export new energy base project - Huaneng Shandu million kilowatt wind power base connected to the grid on June 30, marking China Huaneng new energy installed capacity exceeded 60 million kilowatts; With a number of projects connected to the grid, such as 95 MW of Donglao photovoltaic in Gengma, Yunnan, and 49.8 MW of wind power in Caocheng Mountain, Qingdao, the installed capacity of clean energy of the State Power Investment exceeded 160 million kilowatts, and it is the world's largest photovoltaic power generation enterprise.

From the northwest desert to the coast of the East China Sea, from mountains and valleys to lowland plains, rows of photovoltaic panels and fans continue to be connected to the grid for power generation... According to the plan, by 2030, the total installed capacity of large-scale scenery bases focusing on deserts, Gobi and desert areas will reach 455 million kilowatts.

Independent breakthroughs in key technologies

At present, China's photovoltaic wind power industry has achieved a great leap from "following" and "running" to "leading".

Looking back at the development process of the industry, it is not too much to describe "cutting through the thorns". "China's new energy technology innovation has gone through three stages: the introduction of foreign technology, digestion and absorption, and re-innovation. Through international cooperation, we quickly narrow the gap, learn from others, and finally catch up." Said Li Chuangjun, director of the new energy and renewable energy Department of the National Energy Administration.

As the world's largest wind power enterprise, the National Energy Group completed and put into operation the Dabancheng Wind Farm in Xinjiang in 1994, which opened the prelude to the commercial operation of wind farms in China. In 2010, Jiangsu Rudong 30MW offshore intertidal wind power test project promoted China's wind power generation from land to sea; In 2011, Anhui Lai 'an large-scale low-wind speed demonstration wind farm promoted the development of a large number of low-wind speed resources; The Dea Wind Farm in South Africa, built in 2017, has been hailed as a model of BRICS energy cooperation. From land to sea, from high wind speed to low wind speed, from "introduction" to "going out", National Energy Group is the epitome of the development of wind power industry.

"The industry continues to increase investment in research and development, setting off a round of innovation boom, emerging Longi Green Energy, JinkoSolar, Tongwei Shares and other rising stars." Li Zhenguo, president of Longi Green Energy, said that technological innovation is the core driving force for the photovoltaic industry to continue to move forward, especially the improvement of battery conversion efficiency has played a key role, becoming the "main track" for the transformation and upgrading of the photovoltaic industry.

The overall deployment of the state has effectively promoted the initial development of the industry and stimulated the vitality of technological innovation.

Li Chuangjun said that at present, China's wind power field in the unit of large-scale, floating wind power and other aspects to achieve the foreign advanced level of countersuperiority, high-power unit spindle bearings, ultra-long blades and other key components continue to make breakthroughs. Crystalline silicon photovoltaic technology continued to iterate, and the self-developed perovskite cell efficiency reached 26.1%, setting a new world record.

In the past 10 years, the unit kilowatt cost of wind power projects has dropped from 8,000 yuan to about 4,000 yuan, and the unit kilowatt cost of photovoltaic power generation projects has dropped from 12,000 yuan to about 4,000 yuan, a decrease of about 50% and 70% respectively.

Strong industrial policy support

With the support of industrial policy, the photovoltaic wind power market has been singing all the way for nearly 10 years, a large amount of capital has poured in, and the development of the industry has ushered in a golden stage.

"Industrial policy will evolve with time, depending on the situation and needs at different stages." Du Zhongming said that with renewable energy subsidy policies as the core, industrial policies have accelerated the commercialization of photovoltaic wind power. With the improvement of technological progress and economy, subsidy funds have gradually declined, reducing the on-grid electricity price for wind power 6 times and photovoltaic 8 times, and finally achieving parity Internet access, which has played a role of "helping the horse and sending a journey".

After entering the era of parity, the renewable energy power consumption responsibility weight policy has played a "fixing star" role. In May 2019, China formally established a renewable energy power consumption guarantee mechanism, delineating the minimum scale of new energy development in the era of parity, and ensuring the basic plate of demand.

Science and technology departments and some local governments have also played a role. Some enterprises in the initial development of capital shortage, science and technology departments and some local governments to give a lot of help, help our enterprises to surpass international counterparts in the short term.

In view of the current difficulties and pain points in the development of new energy, in May 2022, The General Office of the State Council forwarded the National Development and Reform Commission and the National Energy Administration's Implementation Plan on Promoting the high-quality development of New energy in the New Era, proposing 21 specific policy measures to open up the blocking points that restrict the rapid development of new energy, and ensure that new energy projects are quick, stable and good.