Recently, the National Energy Administration released the development of renewable energy in 2022. Over the past year, the national energy industry has anchored the goal of carbon peaking and carbon neutrality, and coordinated energy security supply and green and low-carbon development. Renewable energy has shown a good trend of rapid development, good operation quality, high utilization level, and strong industrial competitiveness. , and achieved many milestone new achievements.

In 2022, the newly installed capacity of wind power and photovoltaic power generation in the country will exceed 120 million kilowatts

In 2022, the newly installed capacity of wind power and photovoltaic power generation across the country will exceed 120 million kilowatts, reaching 125 million kilowatts, breaking through 100 million kilowatts for three consecutive years, setting a new record high. The new installed capacity of renewable energy in the whole year was 152 million kilowatts, accounting for 76.2% of the country's newly installed power generation capacity, and has become the main body of my country's newly installed power generation capacity.

In 2022, the annual power generation of wind power and photovoltaics will exceed 1 trillion kWh for the first time

In 2022, my country's wind power and photovoltaic power generation will exceed 1 trillion kWh, reaching 1.19 trillion kWh, a year-on-year increase of 21% compared with 2021, accounting for 13.8% of the electricity consumption of the whole society, which is close to the domestic electricity consumption of urban and rural residents across the country. The role of renewable energy in securing energy supplies is becoming increasingly apparent.

Significant progress has been made in major renewable energy projects in 2022

Large-scale wind power photovoltaic base construction

The construction of large-scale wind power photovoltaic bases focusing on deserts, Gobi and desert areas is progressing smoothly

Hydropower construction

All 16 units of Baihetan Hydropower Station have been completed and put into operation; 6 giant cascade hydropower stations on the main stream of the Yangtze River have formed the world's largest "clean energy corridor".

Pumped storage construction

In 2022, there will be 48 newly approved pumped storage projects across the country, and the installed capacity has exceeded the total approved scale during the "13th Five-Year Plan" period.

2022 Renewable energy competitiveness continues to increase

High degree of marketization

The development of renewable energy has a high degree of marketization, with many market players of various types, sufficient competition, and strong innovation vitality.

The cost has dropped significantly

Technological progress has driven down costs significantly. Onshore 6 MW and offshore 10 MW wind turbines have become mainstream, and the average conversion efficiency of mass-produced monocrystalline silicon cells has reached 23.1%.

New models and new formats are constantly emerging

Photovoltaic sand control, "agriculture + photovoltaic", renewable energy hydrogen production and other new models and new business forms continue to emerge. Distributed development has become the main way for wind power and photovoltaic development. In 2022, the newly installed capacity of distributed photovoltaic will be 51.11 million kilowatts, accounting for the newly added photovoltaic capacity of that year. The installed capacity is over 58%.

In 2022, my country's renewable energy will continue to maintain its leading position in the world

New energy industry center of gravity shift

The center of gravity of the global new energy industry has further shifted to China. Key components such as photovoltaic modules, wind turbines, and gearboxes produced in my country account for 70% of the global market share.

fight climate change

In 2022, my country's renewable energy power generation is equivalent to reducing domestic carbon dioxide emissions by about 2.26 billion tons, and exported wind power photovoltaic products will reduce carbon dioxide emissions by other countries by about 573 million tons, a total reduction of 2.83 billion tons, accounting for about 10% of the world's renewable energy equivalent in the same period. 41% of carbon emission reduction. my country has become an active participant and an important contributor to the global response to climate change.

As my country's new energy development enters a new stage, the annual installed capacity of wind power and photovoltaics will exceed 100 million kilowatts, and the annual power generation will exceed 1 trillion kilowatt-hours, which has become the new normal. Photovoltaic power generation has become the most economical power generation method in many countries and regions around the world. It has the conditions for large-scale application and gradual replacement of fossil energy, and has become the first protagonist in the global development of renewable energy.

As an important participant and main driving force in the development of the photovoltaic new energy industry in China and even in the world, Tongwei has comprehensively opened up the vertical integration layout of the entire photovoltaic industry chain, continuously strengthened and enlarged the advantageous links, and focused on the layout of high-purity crystalline silicon, high-efficiency batteries and modules at the manufacturing end On the application side, we will focus on creating an innovative development model of "integration of fishery and light", and help our country's renewable energy development and utilization to a new level and enter a new stage with leading scale, technology, cost, and quality advantages.

Tongwei has always insisted on leading by innovation and gathering momentum. Taking polysilicon as an example, from the initial production capacity of only 1,000 tons, it has now reached a production capacity of 230,000 tons, leading the world in various technical indicators, production costs, comprehensive energy consumption, and production capacity.

In terms of solar cells, Tongwei Solar has become the world's leading solar energy company with the largest shipments for many years. The company adheres to the concept of green development, continues to innovate, and constantly breaks through technological boundaries. At present, it has established 3 national first-class photovoltaic technology research and development centers, aiming at the forefront of technology, independently researching and developing the industry's first 1GW 210 TNC mass production line, the industry's first large-scale advanced metal The chemical test line, as well as the construction of a pilot test line for mainstream technologies in the new battery and component industries, etc., continue to innovate and inject vigorous vitality into the development of the industry.

At the same time, Tongwei has truly realized the efficient and coordinated development of agriculture and photovoltaics at the end of the industrial chain. Take Tongwei Sichuan Xichang "Fishing and Photovoltaic Integration" project located in Xichang City, Liangshan Prefecture, Sichuan Province as an example. In the "Integration" project, 78,336 photovoltaic modules stand in the air 2 or 3 meters above the water surface, continuously converting solar energy into electrical energy, and delivering an average of about 31 million kilowatt-hours of electricity to the homes of residents in Liangshan Prefecture and even Sichuan Province every year.

From August 2022 to the present, Tongwei has accelerated the deployment of module business, and the expansion plan has been implemented rapidly. In 2023, Tongwei will still have two 200,000-ton projects under construction in the high-purity crystalline silicon segment, 50GW projects in the cell segment will be promoted simultaneously, and the construction of Yancheng, Nantong, and Jintang projects in the module segment will also be accelerated. Tongwei will always take practical actions to help photovoltaic power generation become the first protagonist in the development of renewable energy, and promote the high-quality development of the global photovoltaic market under the goal of carbon neutrality. Editor/He Yuting