Taiwan Cement Group announced that the 43.2MW/107.3MWh power energy storage system project at its Guangdong Yingde Plant was completed and fully put into operation, which is currently the largest energy storage system in China’s cement industry.
The project was designed and deployed by NHOA Energy, a subsidiary of Taiwan Cement Group with world-leading technology, and was responsible for the system debugging.
TCC has successively built energy storage systems in conjunction with renewable energy generated by photovoltaic power generation systems in the plant area in Guigang, Guangxi, and Yingde, Guangdong, and used intelligent energy management to achieve efficient use of energy in cement plants, which helps to optimize the operation of the power system, reduce waste, thereby reducing carbon emissions and environmental pollution.
The application and development of “PV + energy storage” is also TCC Group’s commitment to promote the transformation of energy structure and achieve carbon reduction goals, and gradually implement the “Six Zero Factory” guidelines proposed by the China Building Materials Federation, including zero external power purchase plants and zero carbon emission plants.
From 2022 to 2023, TCC’s Yingde Plant has successively built more than 8 MWP photovoltaic power generation systems in the plant area under the guidance of the group’s strategy, and all the renewable energy generated has been connected to the plant’s internal power grid.
While building photovoltaic power generation systems, TCC also invested in building energy storage systems in cement plants and attached them to their 110KV substations in the plant area. The energy storage system can achieve a smooth and effective output of photovoltaic renewable energy and also act as a power cushion, which can store clean energy produced during regular times. As a backup power system, it ensures power supply for critical equipment in cement plants to avoid equipment damage caused by sudden power outages. It can also charge during low electricity consumption at night and release electricity reserved at night during peak electricity consumption during the day.
When facing a power shortage dilemma, the energy storage system can also release the stored electric energy for use, resolving the emergency overall power grid crisis. After the Yingde Plant’s energy storage system is put into use, it is expected to store about 46 million kWh of electricity per year.
