Jinfeng energy storage power station

Can compressed air energy be stored at Jintan salt cavern?

The national pilot demonstration project for storage of compressed air energy at Jintan salt cavern was officially put into commercial operation in Changzhou, East China's Jiangsu Province, on May 26.

What is Jintan salt cavern energy storage project?

The second phase of Jintan Salt Cavern Compressed-Air Energy Storage Project plans to build two 350-megawatt non-supplementary fired compressed air energy storage units, with a total volume of 1.2 million cubic meters, making it the largest in unit capacity, storage volume, and efficiency.

When did China's salt cavern energy storage project start?

Its construction started in 2018 and the plant went into service on Sept 30, 2021. Completion and operation of the first phase of the project was a breakthrough in China's salt cavern compressed air energy storage technology and a milestone of commercialization of new-type energy storage technology in the country.

Who built the first commercial power plant in China?

The only national demonstration project and the first commercial power plant project in the compressed air energy storage field, the plant was jointly constructed by China National Salt Industry Group Co., Ltd. (CNSIC), China Huaneng Group Co., Ltd. (China Huaneng) and Tsinghua University.