The site includes nearly 2 million PV panels installed under a “salt-solar hybrid” model that integrates solar power generation with local salt production. The panels, placed above brine pools, reportedly boost double-sided module efficiency by about 3% due to the water's reflective. . Huadian Group and PowerChina have brought online a landmark 1 GW solar power project on salt-alkali tidal flats in China's Shandong province, integrating 200 MW/400 MWh of battery storage in what is described as the country's largest such installation. Huadian Group and PowerChina have activated what they describe as China's. . China's largest tidal flat photovoltaic (PV) energy storage station, constructed by China Huadian Corporation Ltd., has officially commenced operations on the salt-alkali tidal flats of the shores of Bohai Bay.