Beijing, June 3 (Youth.cn) - On June 1, 2025, in Xishan Township, Yizhou District, Hami City, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China’s largest "linear Fresnel" solar thermal integrated energy demonstration project, located at the southern foot of the Tianshan Mountains, is nearing completion. Turbine debugging has begun, and molten salt preparation commenced in May. Full-capacity grid connection is expected by late November 2025.  

The project boasts three national milestones:  

- Solar Thermal-PV Synergy: Total installed capacity of 1,000 megawatts (100 MW solar thermal + 900 MW PV). The PV portion was grid-connected in December 2024, while the molten salt storage system enables 8 hours of nighttime power generation, tackling renewable energy intermittency.  

- Massive Mirror Array: 260,000 smart sun-tracking mirrors cover 800,000 square meters. The solar field is 98% complete, with 46 parallel collector loops allowing single-loop maintenance without system disruption.  

- Major Ecological Impact: Annual clean power output of 1.86 billion kWh (enough for 830,000 households), reducing carbon dioxide emissions by 1.5 million metric tons - equivalent to reforesting 82,000 hectares of land. Photo/CFP