The Three Gorges New Energy Jiangsu Rudong 800MW offshore wind farm project (H6, H10) has won the National Quality Engineering Gold Award for 2024–2026, the only offshore wind project to receive the honor.

Established in 1981, the award is one of China's highest quality awards in engineering construction.

Located in the Huangshayang sea area of Rudong county, Nantong, Jiangsu province, the project has a total installed capacity of 800MW and achieved full-capacity grid connection in 2021.

The award-winning offshore wind farm project in Rudong county, Nantong. [Photo/WeChat account: rudongfb]

It generates about 2.4 billion kWh annually — enough to meet the clean electricity needs of roughly one million households for a year — and cuts CO2 emissions by about 1.83 million metric tons per year.

As of Oct 18 this year, the project had transmitted more than 10.3 billion kWh of clean electricity, giving a strong boost to green, low-carbon development in the Yangtze River Delta region.

As Asia's first offshore wind project using flexible direct current transmission, it features a roughly 44-meter-high offshore converter station — about the size of a standard soccer field.

"Winning this award is a recognition of the Three Gorges Group's efforts to develop clean energy in Jiangsu over the past 20 years," said Li Tao, general manager of the group's Jiangsu branch.