Recently, the world's first 660 MW ultra-supercritical circulating fluidized bed (CFB) power project, supplied by Harbin Electric Corporation with three major turnkey units, was selected by the International Energy Agency (IEA) as a global benchmark case. This breakthrough signifies that China has achieved world-leading capabilities in core clean coal power technologies, earning international recognition for its high-end equipment manufacturing sector. It also highlights China's technological leadership and innovation strength in the global energy transition.

The IEA is a globally respected authority in the energy sector. Its annual case selection focuses on technological leadership, global replicability, and emissions reduction effectiveness, and is widely regarded as a barometer of industry development. The successful inclusion of this project demonstrates that China's independently developed clean coal power technologies now have global demonstration value, serving as a "China solution" that other countries can reference. It also significantly enhances the international influence and voice of "Made in China" in the global energy and manufacturing arena.

The Binchang project has set a new global benchmark for CFB boiler technology through three core technological breakthroughs:

01 Stable Ultra-High Parameter Operation Across Full Load Range

The unit maintains main steam and reheat steam temperatures at 605°C/623°C across a wide load range of 25%–100%. This fundamentally resolves the parameter fluctuations and material fatigue issues common in traditional units at low loads, ensuring efficient and reliable operation throughout the entire load range.

02 Major Breakthrough in Deep Peak-Shaving Capability

The project has overcome a world-class technical challenge in maintaining the hydrodynamic stability of the boiler under low-load conditions, successfully reducing the safe dry-direct operation load to 20% of rated capacity. This greatly enhances the unit’s flexibility for peak regulation, providing a solid foundation for integrating large-scale variable renewable energy such as wind and solar power.

03 Establishment of a World-Leading Precision Temperature Control System

Through a coordinated control technology based on external heat exchangers, the project achieves flexible and precise regulation of bed temperature. This not only significantly improves combustion efficiency under low-load conditions, but also ensures high-efficiency denitrification (DeNOx) performance across the full load range, providing a critical foundation for the unit's safe, environmentally compliant, and economically optimized operation.

The project's recognition by an international authoritative organization is a strong endorsement of the technological leadership of Harbin Electric Group's Boiler Company, and a vivid demonstration of China's equipment manufacturing sector advancing toward high-end, intelligent, green, and integrated development. The achievements of this project provide key support for China's pursuit of technological self-reliance, energy security, and its "dual carbon" goals, while showcasing Chinese technology and solutions in actively advancing the global clean energy transition and highlighting China's role as a responsible major country.