China has launched its largest integrated offshore solar and hydrogen farm in the flat coastal area of eastern China.

When fully operational later this year, the project is expected to generate an average of 468 million kWh of electricity per year, saving approximately 151,000 tonnes of standard coal per year.

The operation of the plant will result in a significant reduction in emissions, approximately 309,400 tonnes of carbon dioxide, 562.6 tonnes of sulphur dioxide and 1125.3 tonnes of nitrogen dioxide. This will protect the environment and enable the transition to a more sustainable energy structure.

The farm, formally known as the Rudong Offshore Photovoltaic-Hydrogen Energy Storage Project, is the largest of its kind in China and was successfully connected to the grid and put into operation last December.