The world's first ocean tidal power station is located in Xiushan Island, Zhoushan City, Zhejiang Province, China. This power station is called LHD Lindong Large Tidal Power Station, which is the world's first ocean tidal power station and the longest tidal power generation project in the world. LHD tidal power station is located in the southeast sea area of Xiushan Island, Daishan County, where the current is swift and the tidal energy resources are abundant, and it is a high-quality green power source.
In recent years, China's Zhoushan area has actively entered the deep sea, developed and utilized ocean energy such as tidal energy and wave energy, improved the energy supply structure, reduced the pressure on fossil energy supply, and ensured the sustainable development of marine economy. The LHD ocean tidal current power generation project has been successfully developed by the LHD research team for ten years, and has mastered the grid-connected power generation technology of ocean tidal current stability, which is a major breakthrough in China's marine clean energy science and technology innovation.
Since the assembly platform of LHD3.4 MW ocean tidal current generator went to sea in June, 20 16, the project has realized uninterrupted power generation and grid-connected operation for 57 months, and the time of continuous power generation and grid-connected operation has remained the first in the world, and the cumulative power transmission to the state grid has exceeded 1.67 million kwh, ranking third in the world.
LHD 1.6 MW tidal current generator set Endeavour entered the sea in February 2022. After more than two months of trial operation, it was formally incorporated into the State Grid. It is estimated that the annual power generation will be 2 million kWh and the annual carbon dioxide reduction will be nearly 2,000 tons.
The successful operation of LHD marine tidal power station shows China's scientific and technological innovation ability in the field of marine energy development and utilization, and provides useful reference for the development of global marine clean energy. With China's continuous attention and investment in marine energy, Zhoushan area is expected to become a global marine energy demonstration base in the future, and contribute to the development of global green energy.