Floating Instream and Solar (FITS) Power Plant

水利部正在开发一座浮动式内流潮汐和太阳能(FITS)发电厂，该发电厂有可能满足缅甸相当大一部分电力需求。FITS发电厂包括两个垂直轴涡轮机和太阳能光伏(PV)电池板，并具有创新的模块化设计，可以为最终用户提供200kWp的额定容量。该电厂是为低速和高速河流水流而设计的，目前正处于中期开发阶段。该项目将支持开发和制造一个全尺寸的演示器，并将在缅甸的一个河流现场进行测试。与风力、波浪或太阳能不同，该发电厂的技术保证了可预测和持续的能源输出，并可满足能源接受者的基本负荷电力需求。它将减少离网社区对柴油发电机的依赖，并通过培训和就业，使当地社区能够掌握他们的能源需求。发电厂的设计重点是叶片的复合材料和精益优化的制造工艺。这使得它的生产简单且成本低廉。

DWR is developing a Floating Instream Tidal and Solar (FITS) Power Plant that has the potential to supply a significant proportion of the Myanmar power requirements. The FITS Power Plant incorporates two vertical axis turbines and Solar Photovoltaic (PV) panels and has an innovative modular design which can deliver 200kWp rated capacity to the end user. The Power Plant has been designed for low-speed and high-speed river flows and is currently at a mid-stage development phase. This project will support the development and fabrication of a full-scale demonstrator and shall be tested at a river site location in Myanmar. The Power Plant’s technology guarantees a predictable and consistent energy output, unlike wind, wave or solar power, and can contribute to the baseload power requirements of energy off-takers. It will reduce the reliance of off-grid communities on diesel generators, and, through training and employment, enable local communities to take ownership of their energy needs.The design of the Power Plant focuses on composite materials for the blades and lean optimised fabrication processes. This makes it simple and cheap to produce.