Huaneng Jilin Tongyu Wind Farm

Harnessing ocean winds to generate clean renewable energy, projects like the Huaneng Jilin Tongyu wind farm at the forefront and centre of renewable technologies and solutions aimed at reducing China's dependency on coal.

The Solution

The Huaneng Jilin Tongyu Wind Power project, situated in the far Eastern province of Jilin, China, is a large-scale wind farm which accommodates 67 wind turbines that generate energy year-round. By harnessing strong prevailing winds that travel across the North Pacific Ocean and Sea of Japan, the carefully located wind turbines generate an estimated 230,800 MWh of electricity annually - enough to power 13,310 homes each year!

The Impact

Reducing the need for fossil-fuel generated electricity, both contributes towards the country’s green energy transition and increases energy security as electricity is fed directly to China's Northeast grid. Simultaneously the move towards wind power prevents the release of significant GHG emissions, which would otherwise be generated from the burning of fossil fuels, such as coal. In addition, the project trains a number of local workers to be proficient in both operational processes and understanding how to monitor and manage the data generated from the wind plant.

Sustainable Development Goals / Outcomes

• The project provides approximately 230,000 MWh of clean, affordable energy each year
• Prevents 210,000 tones of CO2e from being released into the atmosphere each year
• Provides quality education and training to local workers