2026-08-20
Vanadium redox flow batteries strengthen the foundation for wind and solar energy in northern China;
In the golden autumn season, across the deserts and barren lands of the "Three Norths" region, millions of photovoltaic panels gleam under the sunlight, while wind turbines spin steadily across the open plains—this is the main battlefield for China's national energy transition. The Outline of the 15th Five-Year Plan for National Economic and Social Development explicitly calls for building clean energy bases in the "Three Norths" for wind and solar power, as well as integrated hydropower, wind, and solar projects in Southwest China. The 15th Five-Year Plan for the Construction of a New Energy System further clarifies that electricity transmission will follow an overall pattern of delivering power from wind and solar bases in the "Three Norths" to load centers, with additional cross-regional transmission capacity exceeding 80 million kilowatts. The Renewable Energy Development 15th Five-Year Plan, released in July this year, emphasizes advancing the construction of wind and solar power bases in the "Three Norths," particularly focusing on sandy, desert, and wasteland areas. During the 15th Five-Year period, these bases are expected to add over 370 million kilowatts of new installed capacity.