The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Commerce, the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council, and the State Administration for Market Regulation recently jointly issued the Action Plan for Accelerating the Green and Low-carbon Innovative Development of Power Equipment.

The Action Plan proposes that through 5-8 years, the supply structure of power equipment will be significantly improved, the transmission and distribution efficiency of the power grid will be significantly improved, the high-end intelligent green development and demonstration application will continue to accelerate, and the international competitiveness will be further enhanced, basically meeting the needs of the construction of a new power system that adapts to the high proportion of non-fossil energy and large-scale access. The flexible transformation capacity of coal-fired power units has exceeded 2 million kilowatts, the supply capacity of renewable energy power generation equipment has been continuously improved, wind power and solar power generation equipment have met the installed demand of more than 12.7000 billion kilowatts, and nuclear power equipment has met the installed capacity demand of <> million kilowatts.

Promote the green and low-carbon development of power equipment in 10 fields, including thermal power, hydropower, nuclear power, wind power, solar energy, hydrogen energy, energy storage, transmission, distribution and power consumption.

 

Accelerate the action plan for the green and low-carbon innovative development of power equipment

 

This action plan is formulated in order to thoroughly implement the major strategic decisions of the Party Central Committee and the State Council on carbon peaking and carbon neutrality, promote clean energy production and electrification of energy consumption, promote the construction of new power systems, and accelerate the green and low-carbon innovative development of power equipment.

1. General requirements

(1) Guiding ideology

Guided by Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, fully implement the spirit of the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China and the 19th Plenary Session, deeply implement Xi Jinping Thought on Ecological Civilization, base on the new development stage, complete, accurate and comprehensive implementation of the new development concept, build a new development pattern, adhere to market-led, government-guided, innovation-driven, industrial upgrading, take high-end intelligent green development as the direction, green and low-carbon technology innovation as the drive, and application innovation and demonstration promotion as the starting point. Accelerate the construction of an equipment supply system that supports clean energy production and green energy consumption, promote the high-quality development of power equipment, and help achieve the goal of carbon peaking.

(2) Main objectives

Through 5-8 years, the supply structure of power equipment has been significantly improved, the transmission and distribution efficiency of the power grid has been significantly improved, the high-end intelligent green development and demonstration application have been continuously accelerated, and the international competitiveness has been further enhanced, which basically meets the needs of the construction of a new power system that adapts to the high proportion of non-fossil energy and large-scale access. The flexible transformation capacity of coal-fired power units has exceeded 2 million kilowatts, the supply capacity of renewable energy power generation equipment has been continuously improved, wind power and solar power generation equipment have met the installed demand of more than 12.7000 billion kilowatts, and nuclear power equipment has met the installed capacity demand of <> million kilowatts.

2. Key tasks

(1) Green upgrading actions for equipment systems

Coordinate the adjustment of the supply structure of power generation, transmission and distribution equipment, build a new power system, accelerate the development of clean and low-carbon power generation equipment, improve the consumption and guarantee capacity of power transmission and transformation equipment, accelerate the upgrading of power distribution equipment, improve the energy efficiency matching level of power consumption equipment, and promote resource recycling.

1. Accelerate the development of clean and low-carbon power generation equipment. Promote the "three reforms" of energy-saving and carbon-reduction transformation, flexibility transformation and heat supply transformation of coal power equipment. Accelerate the research and development of gas turbines. Promote the wide load transformation of hydropower units, accelerate the development and application of variable speed pumped storage and offshore pumped storage equipment, and research on key technologies of high-head impact hydropower units. Further accelerate the batch production of third-generation nuclear power and accelerate the development and application of fourth-generation nuclear power equipment. Promote the development of wind, solar and storage integrated equipment, and promote the research and development of grid-based new energy power generation equipment. Accelerate the development and application of biomass energy equipment, marine energy, geothermal energy and other development and utilization equipment. Focus on renewable energy hydrogen production and other technical equipment.

2. Improve the capacity of power transmission and transformation equipment consumption guarantee. Facing the "double-high" characteristics of high-proportion renewable energy and high-proportion power electronic equipment in the power grid, as well as the demand characteristics of double-load peaks in summer and winter, accelerate the development of UHV power transmission and transformation and flexible DC transmission equipment. Aiming at safe, flexible, green and low-carbon transmission network technology and equipment, we will continue to develop generator circuit breakers and high-voltage vacuum switchgear with different voltage levels and different breaking capacities, and accelerate the research and development breakthroughs of high-power power electronic devices and natural ester (plant) insulating oil transformers.

3. Accelerate the upgrading of power distribution equipment. Develop protection and control power distribution technology and equipment that meet the characteristics of "double high" and "double random" (randomness of distributed new energy and randomness of adjustable load) of the new power system. Relying on the construction of smart distribution network and active distribution network, accelerate the flexible and controllable interconnection between power grids, actively develop smart microgrids focusing on the consumption of new energy, and accelerate breakthroughs in technical equipment such as comprehensive energy management and utilization, and multi-power optimization interaction.

4. Improve the energy efficiency matching level of electrical equipment. Develop high power density permanent magnet motors, synchronous reluctance motors, intelligent motors, ultra-efficient asynchronous motors and other products. Strengthen the development and promotion of high-efficiency and energy-saving transformers. Accelerate the promotion and application of energy-efficient electric boilers, electric kilns and other equipment, and expand the substitution of electric energy in industry, transportation, construction and other fields. Accelerate the improvement of energy efficiency of energy-using systems, and carry out matching energy-saving transformation and operation control optimization of key power-using equipment systems. Promote the improvement of the recycling system of waste motors, encourage enterprises to carry out motor remanufacturing, and promote the application of remanufactured motor products.

 

Box 1 Key directions of green and low-carbon development in ten major fields of power equipment

 

Promote the green and low-carbon development of power equipment in 10 fields, including thermal power, hydropower, nuclear power, wind power, solar energy, hydrogen energy, energy storage, transmission, distribution and power consumption.

Thermal power equipment. Carry out the research and application of technologies such as efficient and wide load, flexibility, quality improvement, energy saving and emission reduction, deep peak shaving, unit life extension and intelligence of in-service units and systems. Focus on the development of coal-power multi-energy coupling, wind-solar-water storage multi-energy complementary power generation, gas turbine power generation, carbon capture, utilization and storage, coal gasification combined cycle power generation and coal gasification fuel cell power generation and other technologies and equipment.

Hydroelectric equipment. Focus on the development of technologies and equipment such as wide-load transformation and intelligent upgrading of hydropower units, ultra-high head impact units, variable speed pumped storage and seawater pumped storage, tidal power stations and megawatt-level power generation, megawatt-level wave power generation, and capacity and efficiency improvement transformation of old hydropower units.

Nuclear power equipment. Focus on the development of nuclear-grade castings and forgings, key pump valves, control systems, nuclear-grade instrumentation, cobalt-based welding consumables, etc. Research and establish a special software verification database for nuclear power to support the development and optimization and upgrading of software systems. Accelerate the standardization and genealogy development of third-generation nuclear power, and continue to promote the development and application of fourth-generation nuclear power reactor types, such as sodium-cooled fast reactors, high-temperature gas-cooled reactors, and lead-bismuth fast reactors. Accelerate research on cutting-edge disruptive technologies such as controllable nuclear fusion.

Wind power equipment. Focus on the development of onshore wind turbines of more than 8MW and offshore wind turbines of more than 13MW, and develop deep-sea floating offshore wind power equipment. Break through the new fixed support structure, main bearing and key power module of converter of ultra-large offshore wind turbine. Increase the research of basic simulation software and the application of sliding bearings, and research and develop the technical route for the decommissioning of wind turbine blades.

Solar equipment. Focus on the development of high-efficiency and low-cost photovoltaic cell technology. Research and development of high-reliability, intelligent photovoltaic modules, inverters with high voltage, high power and efficient heat dissipation, as well as key technologies such as intelligent fault detection and rapid positioning. Develop integrated O&M technology and intelligent photovoltaic management system based on 5G, advanced computing, artificial intelligence and other next-generation information technologies. Actively develop solar thermal power generation, and promote the establishment of solar thermal power generation with photovoltaic, energy storage and other multi-energy complementary integration. Study the implementation path of photovoltaic module resource utilization.

Hydrogen equipment. Accelerate the research and development and application of hydrogen production, hydrogen fuel cell stacks and other technical equipment, and strengthen the research of key components of hydrogen fuel cells and long-distance pipeline hydrogen transportation technology.

Energy storage equipment. Greatly improve the reliability of electrochemical energy storage equipment, accelerate the development of compressed air energy storage and flywheel energy storage equipment, and develop multi-level protection technology and equipment for fire safety of energy storage power stations. Research and development of online detection, condition prediction and early warning technology and equipment for energy storage batteries and systems.

Transmission equipment. Focus on the research and development of offshore wind power flexible DC transmission and low-frequency transmission, AC/DC hybrid distribution network system, switching arc, equipment long-term live reliability evaluation and other technologies. Break through the basic components and components such as on-load voltage regulating tap-changers, bushings, and intelligent components of converter transformers. Carry out the development of high-end electrical steel low-loss transformers, thermoplastic environmental protection cable materials, new low-temperature chamber effect environmental protection insulation gas and other related equipment.

Power distribution equipment. Accelerate the development and application of core protection and control equipment such as digital sensors, power routers, power flow controllers, and solid-state circuit breakers. Accelerate the integrated application of new power distribution equipment and the construction of highly autonomous power distribution systems in application scenarios such as data centers, mobile communications, and rail transit.

Electrical equipment. Focus on the development of level 2 and above energy-efficiency motors, direct drive and integrated permanent magnet/reluctance electric drive systems, ultra-efficient high-efficiency large-torque electromechanical system assemblies, intelligent motors, microgrid and third-generation semiconductor frequency conversion power supply high-efficiency motor systems and electric drive equipment.

(2) Technological innovation and upgrading actions for electric power equipment

Adhere to innovation-driven, strengthen the main position of enterprise innovation, improve the industrial innovation system and industrial development ecology, promote the development of industrial clusters, and continuously enhance the competitiveness of the industrial chain and supply chain. In the field of power equipment, breakthroughs have been made in a number of key core technologies, a number of innovation platforms have been built, and a number of industrial clusters have been cultivated.

5. Accelerate the research of key core technologies. Implement industrial infrastructure reengineering projects, adopt mechanisms such as "unveiling the leader" and "horse racing", support enterprises to increase investment in research and development, and accelerate breakthroughs in a number of basic components, basic components, basic materials, basic software, basic processes, and industrial technology foundations of power equipment. Promote the integration and innovation of new materials and power equipment, and promote the collaborative innovation of the upstream and downstream of the industrial chain and the transformation and application of scientific and technological achievements.

6. Strengthen the construction of innovation platforms. Consolidate the main position of enterprise innovation, promote the agglomeration of innovation elements to enterprises, and promote the deep integration of production, education, research and application. Focus on priority development of complete sets of equipment, key components, key materials, key common technologies, etc., focus on common technology research and development and public services, encourage leading enterprises in the industry to take the lead, unite universities, scientific research institutes and upstream and downstream enterprises in the industry to jointly build an innovation platform, and promote the sharing and optimal allocation of various scientific and technological forces.

7. Promote industrial agglomeration and enterprise integration and development. Expand and strengthen the advanced manufacturing clusters of electric power equipment in Northeast China, East China, Southwest China, Northwest and other regions. Relying on the national new industrialization demonstration base, etc., promote the development of power equipment industry clusters. Encourage complete machine enterprises and supporting enterprises to establish stable cooperative relations, cultivate specialized and special new "little giant" enterprises and single champion enterprises in manufacturing, and accelerate the construction of an industrial development ecology of innovation collaboration, capacity sharing and supply chain interconnection.

(3) Networked intelligent transformation and development actions

Deepen the integration with the new generation of information technology, accelerate the innovation and reform of power equipment product forms, research and development methods, production methods and service models, and promote the development of digital green service. In the field of power equipment, cultivate a number of intelligent manufacturing, industrial Internet benchmarking enterprises and demonstration parks.

8. Deepen the application of "5G + industrial Internet". Research the reference guide for the integration and application of industrial Internet and power equipment, and deepen the application of "5G + industrial Internet" in power equipment manufacturing, operation, maintenance and other links. Promote the construction of a digital transformation promotion center for the industrial Internet of power equipment, and create a benchmark for 5G fully connected factories.

9. Accelerate the promotion of intelligent manufacturing. Carry out intelligent manufacturing pilot demonstration actions, build intelligent manufacturing demonstration factories, and condense excellent intelligent manufacturing scenarios. Build intelligent networked equipment, improve the real-time optimization ability of industrial control system, and strengthen industrial software simulation and data analysis capabilities.

10. Accelerate the transformation of service-oriented manufacturing. Accelerate the development of networked service-oriented power equipment, promote remote operation and maintenance services in wind power, hydropower and other fields, promote product life cycle management in the field of nuclear power, and build shared manufacturing plants in the field of low-voltage electrical appliances and high-efficiency motor manufacturing. Encourage the development of supply chain service enterprises, support manufacturing enterprises to extend the value chain, and provide design services or integrated energy solutions.

(4) Technical foundation support and safeguard actions

Take the market as the main body, better play the role of the government, promote a better combination of effective market and active government, improve the industrial technology service system, and guide the standardized development of the industry.

11. Strengthen the construction of technical standard system. Focusing on the development requirements of green, efficient and safety, promote the construction of national standard verification points, and accelerate the formulation and revision of national standards such as energy efficiency improvement and functional safety of power equipment. Improve the standard system of the whole industry chain such as new energy storage and hydrogen energy. Optimize UHV AC and DC equipment standards, promote the standardization of smart distribution network technology and equipment, and continue to improve the energy efficiency technical standards of power consumption equipment.

12. Promote the testing and certification of green and low-carbon equipment. Organize the formulation and revision of carbon emission accounting methods in key areas of power equipment, and promote the establishment of a comprehensive and algorithmic industry carbon emission accounting method system. Improve green product standards, certification and labeling systems, and explore the establishment of a carbon peak and carbon neutrality certification system for power equipment.

(5) Promote innovative actions for application models

Strengthen policy guidance and support, promote application innovation and promotion, and form a higher level of dynamic balance between demand driving supply and supply creating demand. In the field of power equipment, build 3-5 test and verification platforms, carry out typical scenario application pilots, and cultivate and form a number of high-quality brands.

13. Strengthen policy guidance for promotion and application. Support the inclusion of qualified electric power equipment in the national and local guidance catalogues for relevant major technical equipment, and research and release the catalogue for the promotion and application of major technical equipment. Use the first (set) major technical equipment insurance compensation mechanism pilot, the first (set) in the energy field assessment and evaluation, green procurement and other policies. Guide industry organizations and research institutions to build supply and demand docking platforms to accelerate the promotion and application of power equipment. Cultivate and build an internationally competitive "China Reload" brand.

14. Carry out test verification and pilot application. Focusing on new power equipment such as green source, intelligent network, load reduction, and new storage, build the first (set) major technical equipment test and verification platform that meets the actual situation of engineering application. Give play to the traction role of major projects, encourage areas with foundation and conditions, and actively promote the promotion and application of technologies and products in key areas of power equipment.

Box 2 Key directions for the promotion and application of ten major fields of electric power equipment

 

Thermal power equipment. Accelerate the application of clean and efficient coal power equipment at 630°C and 650°C. Promote the application of supercritical carbon dioxide power generation technology. Build a whole-process integrated large-scale carbon dioxide capture, utilization and storage application project.

Hydroelectric equipment. Accelerate the application of high-power variable-speed pumped storage and seawater pumped storage equipment. Promote the complementarity of wind, solar, water and nuclear energy.

Nuclear power equipment. Carry out comprehensive utilization of heat supply of nuclear power equipment in active service. Accelerate the optimization and upgrading of third-generation nuclear power, and promote the commercial application of small-scale reactor heating, the comprehensive utilization of small-scale reactor nuclear energy, and the application of offshore floating reactors.

Wind power equipment. Strengthen the survey, design and installation of offshore wind power in deep and distant seas. Promote the application of 12-15MW ultra-large offshore wind power equipment, and promote the integrated design, construction and application of floating wind power equipment in deep-water areas.

Solar equipment. Promote the industrialization of crystalline silicon solar cell technology such as TOPCon, HJT, IBC and perovskite and tandem cell module technology, carry out research and application of new high-efficiency and low-cost photovoltaic cell technology, and carry out pilot demonstrations and industry applications of smart photovoltaics.

Hydrogen equipment. Carry out the application of key equipment and technologies for hydrogen production, promote the application of renewable energy-hydrogen energy integrated energy systems in different scenarios, and promote the application of long-distance pipeline hydrogen transportation and terminal equipment.

Energy storage equipment. Promote the application of 10MW-class supercapacitors, high-power lithium-ion batteries, and megawatt-level flywheel energy storage systems.

Transmission equipment. Accelerate the application of advanced coordinated control technology and compact, lightweight offshore wind power booster station and low-frequency transmission technology for new energy island DC access. Accelerate the promotion and application of environmentally friendly gas high-voltage switches and natural ester (plant) insulating oil transformers.

Power distribution equipment. Carry out pilot projects such as regional distribution demand response and carbon trading measurement. Explore new application scenarios such as new energy and new infrastructure to carry out applications such as DC power distribution and two-way energy flow interactive power distribution systems.

Electrical equipment. Carry out the application of high-speed and high-efficiency permanent magnet motor system, permanent magnet auxiliary reluctance motor system, and high-efficiency variable frequency speed regulation motor system, expand the boundaries of motor and electric drive technology and application, and promote the application of related electric drive re-electrification.

15. Cultivate and promote the application of new models and new formats. Promote the integration of source, grid, load and storage and multi-energy complementarity, cultivate new models and new formats for wind power+, photovoltaic+ and other applications, and accelerate the collaborative optimization of multi-level, multi-time-scale multi-energy complementarity.

 

Box 3 Cultivate new models and new formats of application

 

Wind Power+. In areas with high transmission line construction costs such as remote islands, develop wind power + electrolysis water hydrogen production technology. In areas such as islands with shortage of fresh water resources, cultivate wind power + desalinated seawater models. In remote areas, promote distributed wind power + smart microgrid. In suitable offshore wind farms, promote the wind power + fishery + tourism model. Encourage the combination of desert, Gobi, desert and other scenarios, around key electricity-using enterprises, to explore the application of pilots of wind, solar and storage integrated equipment.

PV+. Promote the integrated construction of photovoltaic buildings in new factories and public buildings, support the composite development of agricultural (animal husbandry) light complementarity, fishery and solar complementarity, and promote the integrated development of photovoltaic with 5G base stations and big data centers, and their application in transportation fields such as new energy vehicle charging and swapping stations and highway service areas. Encourage the development of photovoltaic power plants in deserts, Gobi, deserts, barren mountains, beach flats, coal mining subsidence areas, mine dumps and other areas.

Energy Storage +. In areas rich in new energy resources, promote the pilot of new energy storage + renewable energy generation and integrated energy supply of wind, solar, fire (water) and storage. Focusing on users such as big data centers, 5G base stations, industrial parks, and highway service areas, develop new energy storage + distributed new energy, microgrids, and incremental distribution networks.

(6) Foreign cooperation actions for electric power equipment

Make full use of both domestic and international markets and resources, accelerate high-level going out, strengthen international industrial cooperation, and create new advantages in international cooperation and competition.

16. Promote power equipment to go global. Closely focusing on the high-quality joint construction of the "Belt and Road" and in-depth implementation of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement, we will encourage advantageous power equipment enterprises to accelerate their going out in various ways. Guide enterprises to obtain internationally recognized service qualifications, and drive technology, equipment, standards and services to go global. Support industry organizations in building comprehensive service platforms for going global information, providing legal, consulting, risk assessment and other services.

 

Box 3 Power equipment going out mode

 

Promote the comprehensive output of power equipment to the combination of technology, capital and capabilities, develop the whole industry chain of engineering general contracting or "turnkey" projects, and continuously enhance the international competitiveness of leading enterprises.

Project contracting. Relying on the construction of overseas power projects, we will accelerate the expansion of the international market in the form of "engineering + equipment + operation" for renewable energy generation equipment, power transmission and transformation and power consumption equipment.

International marketing network. Promote enterprises to jointly build a shared global marketing network and actively explore the international market. Support enterprises to set up product user enterprises in target countries and regions to improve the marketing service system going global.

International marketing network. Promote enterprises to jointly build a shared global marketing network and actively explore the international market. Support enterprises to set up product user enterprises in target countries and regions to improve the marketing service system going global.

Foreign investment. Make full use of the advantages of the ultra-large-scale market and the supporting advantages of the industrial chain, and accelerate the active integration of advantageous enterprises into the global industrial chain and supply chain value chain through investment, equity participation, etc.

17. Deepen international exchanges and cooperation. Give play to the role of multilateral and bilateral cooperation and high-level dialogue mechanisms, and strengthen international mutual recognition of technical standards, inspection and testing, certification and other aspects. Strengthen exchanges and experience sharing with international organizations such as the International Conference on Large Power Grids (CIGRE), the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). Support enterprises and overseas institutions to strengthen exchanges and cooperation in technology development, economic and trade exchanges, and personnel training.

3. Safeguard measures

(1) Increase the intensity of overall planning and coordination

Give full play to the role of the National Major Technical Equipment Office, adhere to the system concept, and establish a departmental collaborative working mechanism covering R&D, manufacturing, application and service. Strengthen the linkage between the central and local governments, and guide local industry regulatory departments to introduce supporting measures in light of actual conditions. Give play to the role of industry organizations as a bridge, help the implementation of policies in innovation and development, promotion and application, strengthen industry self-discipline, and strengthen safe production. Rely on high-end think tanks and research institutions to carry out in-depth research and provide important decision-making support.

(2) Strengthen fiscal, tax, and financial support

Implement preferential tax policies such as energy and water conservation and comprehensive utilization of resources. Financial institutions are encouraged to provide financial services such as credit support to qualified electric power equipment enterprises under the premise of legal compliance, controllable risks, and commercial sustainability. Give play to the role of national industry integration as a platform to guide social capital to support the development of power equipment.

(3) Strengthen the training of professional personnel

Support qualified institutions of higher learning, joint enterprises, scientific research institutes, etc. to cultivate high-end R&D, skills and management talents. Guide professional service institutions to innovate talent training models and cultivate a group of high-end compound talents. Optimize the talent introduction mechanism, establish and improve the talent incentive system, and encourage enterprises to actively introduce overseas high-level talents.

(4) Create a good public opinion environment

Strengthen the guidance of public opinion, strengthen the publicity and reporting of typical projects and typical experiences, and create a good atmosphere for the green and low-carbon innovative development of power equipment in the whole society. Encourage local governments, industry associations, leading enterprises, etc. to jointly hold power equipment exhibition forums, give play to the role of the World Clean Energy Equipment Conference, and build a platform for international exchanges, exhibitions and cooperation. Give play to the guiding role of authoritative and advantageous media platforms, flexibly use various forms, and strengthen brand publicity on the quality of power equipment.