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Inner Mongolia Green Power welcomes “Baotou Steel Core”, Touts Move to Green

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Highlights

  • Baosteel Electric successfully developed a 10MW doubly fed wind turbine.
  • This development fills a critical technological gap in Inner Mongolia’s wind power manufacturing.
  • China’s wind power installed capacity has exceeded 500 million kilowatts.
  • The wind power industry in China is experiencing continued expansion.
  • The new wind turbine features:
    • Advanced electromagnetic design
    • Efficient heat dissipation
    • High power generation efficiency in complex environments

Recently as reported by Baogang Group,  the 10MW doubly fed wind turbine developed and produced by Baosteel Electric (Sending) Co., Ltd. passed the test and was put into operation in the green electricity direct supply project of Baosteel Bayan Obo Mining Area.  According to the company’s marketing at least, it not only fills the technical gap in the manufacturing of large-scale doubly fed wind turbines on land in Inner Mongolia, but also drives the collaborative innovation and technological upgrading of related supporting industries in Inner Mongolia and improves the self-sufficiency rate of large-scale wind turbine equipment in Inner Mongolia.

With the growing demand for clean energy in the world, the Chinese, via this state-owned enterprise tout their active promotion  of the  transformation of its energy structure. As an important form of clean energy, the country has formulated a series of policies to support the development of the wind power industry. As of October, this year, the country's cumulative installed capacity of wind power has exceeded 500 million kilowatts, and the installed capacity of wind power and the scale of the wind power industry continue to expand.

Importantly about 60-65% of China’s energy continue to derive from fossil fuels (oil, natural gas, coal etc.).

According to Baogang Group Inner Mongolia ranks first in China’s wind resources, and its exploitable wind energy resources rank first in the country, but it has always lacked local wind turbine manufacturers. How can "big wind power users" use wind turbines produced by their own companies? In April this year, Baosteel Electric (Sending) Co., Ltd., which has 66 years of experience in motor manufacturing and maintenance, "unveiled the challenge" and took 7 months to open the key links of R&D, manufacturing, and application, and produced the first set of 10MW double-fed wind turbines in Inner Mongolia.

According to Sheng Shihe, regional technical director of the New Energy Division of Baosteel Electric (Sending) Company, "Compared with similar wind turbines, the 10MW doubly-fed wind turbine we developed and produced this time adopts advanced electromagnetic design and efficient integrated heat dissipation system, combined with high-reliability mechanical structure, which can effectively reduce motor losses, improve power generation efficiency, and enable wind turbines to operate stably in harsh and complex environments." During the research and development stage, technicians also overcame technical difficulties such as high-power welding technology and cooling and heat dissipation, making the product power density higher and the volume structure reasonable and compact. Sheng Shihe said that after testing by authoritative institutions and evaluation by industry experts, the wind turbine has excellent performance, and some indicators have reached the domestic advanced level, with strong market competitiveness.

At present, a 140-meter-high tower has been erected at the Baotou Steel Bayan Obo Mining Area Green Electricity Direct Supply Project site, and a wind turbine cabin with an embedded "Baotou Steel Core" has been installed, waiting for the project to be completed, and connected to the grid to supply a steady supply of green energy to the Baiyun Mining Area according to the company.

From wind power steel to wind turbines, Baosteel Group claims to have continuously strengthened scientific and technological innovation and improved its comprehensive R&D capabilities, using technology to "break the circle" and drive development to "break the deadlock", using new quality productivity to build core competitiveness, allowing more Baosteel wisdom and Baosteel manufacturing to serve the economic development of Inner Mongolia, and help Inner Mongolia form a more complete and competitive wind energy industry chain.

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