China has gone on to become synonymous with building massive and incredible energy projects. And they happen to be working on yet another. In the hopes of moving away from its dependence on coal, China is now seeking to broaden its already diverse energy spectrum even further and, at the same time, also prove why the country happens to be on top of the global renewable energy landscape.
The latest hydropower energy project from China – 182 meters tall, is indeed going to be record-breaking.
China has gone on to undertake yet another bold energy project. It looks like news of another development in terms of this nation’s hopes so as to decarbonize breaks, and that too every week. Their stress on renewables has indeed been pretty remarkable, and this energy project is going to be no different. This project is 182 meters high, having a concrete wall that would hold 17 billion liters of water.
It will be an understatement indeed if someone would call this project ambitious. Constructed deep in the mountains of China, it is not just another dam. It is another ambitious statement from a country that has shown intent on being the global renewable energy leader.
17-billion-liter dam cements the focus of China on hydropower
Ever since the grand opening of this dam, the world has been talking a lot about it. It happens to have a cutting-edge design, and the size that it has is something that is very hard to overlook. It is well to be noted that hydropower has been quite a prominent aspect of the approach to clean energy that China has.
The height of the dam matches some of the tallest buildings that are there on the planet. The true genius of all of it happens to lie in how water gets moved. Apparently, the top-of-the-line turbines channel billions of liters of water so as to churn out an incredible amount of renewable electricity. There are millions of homes that are going to benefit from this energy project.
The latest hydropower energy project from China is indeed shifting the way clean energy is getting perceived across the world
Notably, the engineers who happen to be responsible for this dam are also referring to it as being hybrid. It happens to be a part of a traditional hydro plant and also, in part, a next-generation pumping station. The fact is that it makes as well as stores power. This kind of duality happens to be a massive advantage when one considers the aspect of grid stability. When demand for electricity dips, this dam utilizes the leftover power in order to pump water back uphill. The reservoir gets refilled and also prepped for the upcoming demand spike.
When this goes on to eventually take place, the dam lets this water loose by sending it back via the turbines for an immediate hit of power. This sort of agility goes on to make this dam exclusive. It offers a steady as well as balanced supply of power when the demand happens to be at a peak and also readies itself for upcoming spikes in use when demand is low. The large power network that China has is completely protected due to innovations like this.
Not just another energy project, the dam is a statement of intent by China
As happens to be the case with all its recent energy projects, there is quite an evident goal of lowering the emissions and moving away from dependence on coal, and then there is the message that China is actually sending to the entire world, which is the one that is hinged on engineering prowess as well as ambition.
Apparently, China has already invested quite heavily across every renewable resource one can think of – solar, hydro as well as wind power projects that do not nudge the envelope forward but push it to the limits completely are indeed popping up across the country. Each project looks to be grander than the one before. The fact is that net-zero carbon emissions might as well become a reality for China, much sooner than most.
Interestingly, all of these projects go above and beyond what outsiders might initially anticipate out of them. A dam that happens to be standing 182 meters tall and is holding 17 billion liters of water as efficiently as the one here does is no regular accomplishment. These happen to be record-breaking numbers, and one can only imagine what is going to come next; however, everyone is for sure certain that whatever it is, the world is going to definitely take note of it.
