SCB Photovoltaic Power Generation

Project Partner: SCB Environmental Markets
Offset Verification: Verified Carbon Standard

China is the largest producer and consumer of coal in the world. It is also the largest user of coal-generated electricity with over one thousand coal fired power stations. The share of coal in the energy mix declined during the 2010’s, falling from 80% to 58% by 2019.

China emits over 10% of global greenhouse gasses and its large demand was partly responsible for the recent peak in global coal production. 43 coal power units were announced in the first half of 2021 according to the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air.

The SCB Photovoltaic Power Generation project includes 7 different solar sites in different instances across Northwest China. The Dazhatian & Heqingtan projects located in Yongchang County, The Wulan project located in Wulan County, The Pishan project located in Pishan County, The Hami project located in Hami City, and the Zhaoyang & Sanyang projects located in Jiuquan City.

All 7 different instances will generate electricity using renewable solar photovoltaic power, which will all be connected via inverters first, then through a boost transformer, to be transmitted to the Northwest China Power Grid (NWPG). The expected annual net electricity delivered to the grid from the project will be 383,870 MWh. It takes roughly 1100 pounds of coal to generate a single MWh of electricity, this is enough coal to fill a hot-tub.