Science and Technology Daily: “14th Five-Year Plan” Hard-Core Achievements | Manipulating Sunlight with Mirrors! This Equipment Successfully Completes Its First Commercial Practice
Solar thermal power generation is a form of green energy that efficiently concentrates and converts solar energy into electricity through a concentrating system. The heliostat serves as a core component of solar thermal power plants, tracking the sun like a sunflower, with its control system directly impacting the operational efficiency of solar thermal power generation.
In September 2023, Shandong Electric Power Construction Third Company successfully developed a complete set of concentrating solar thermal equipment, including heliostats and a core mirror field control and calibration system. The small heliostat, measuring 2.17 square meters, boasts several advantages, such as high optical efficiency, strong wind resistance, adaptability to various terrains, easy installation, and low water consumption. The core control and calibration system is capable of automated control for ultra-large heliostat clusters, supporting the efficient operation of over 300,000 heliostats, thereby maximizing heat collection efficiency. Key performance indicators, including control response time and energy flow accuracy, have reached internationally leading levels.
This achievement breaks the technological monopoly held by foreign countries in the field of concentrating field control. In September 2025, with the commencement of operations of the world’s first tower-type solar thermal replacement demonstration project for ultra-heavy oil extraction, constructed by Shandong Electric Power Construction Third Company in Xinjiang, this set of concentrating solar thermal products successfully completed its first commercial practice.
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