International Day to Combat Desertification and Drought | Powernice Linear Actuator, Supporting Green Protection

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In the grand chapter of Earth's ecology, sandstorms are a heavy alarm bell. Since 2023, July 12th has been established as International Day for Combating Sand and Dust Storms, aiming to raise global awareness of this severe environmental challenge. According to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification, approximately 2 billion tons of sand and dust enter the atmosphere annually worldwide, equivalent in weight to 350 Great Pyramids of Giza in Egypt. This crisis, triggered by human activities and climate change, is relentlessly impacting the lives of about 330 million people around the world.

As a high-tech enterprise specializing in the research and production of industrial-grade high-precision intelligent actuators, Powernice deeply recognizes its responsibility in addressing environmental challenges. Our linear actuators are contributing to the fight against sandstorms in a unique way.

In the photovoltaic field, Powernice linear actuators play a key role. Taking the Jinko Energy project as an example, our PA9 model linear actuator, with excellent performance, has become a core component of solar tracking systems. The PA9 is specially designed for the solar industry, with a maximum load of up to 50,000N and a stroke range between 150mm and 1200mm. It features an IP66 protection rating, effectively resisting harsh environmental factors such as dust and rain. Equipped with built-in limit switches and output position signals, it can precisely adjust the angle of solar panels to ensure they are always perpendicular to sunlight, significantly improving power generation efficiency. In some photovoltaic power station projects, compared to traditional fixed photovoltaic systems, the intelligent tracking system using Powernice linear actuators has achieved a 15%-20% increase in power generation.

The increase in power generation means more clean energy can be produced, reducing dependence on traditional fossil fuels, fundamentally lowering carbon emissions caused by energy consumption, slowing the pace of climate change, and indirectly weakening the climatic drivers of sandstorm formation. Meanwhile, with the development of the clean energy industry, more barren sandy and saline-alkali lands are being developed and utilized for photovoltaic power stations. These areas are effectively covered and protected, reducing the area of sand sources and suppressing sandstorm generation.

In the field of concentrated solar power, Powernice linear actuators are equally indispensable. In concentrated solar power plants, tens of thousands of mirrors need to precisely reflect and focus sunlight onto cylindrical absorbers, with each mirror's angle adjustment relying on our actuators. By precisely controlling the mirror angles, solar energy is evenly distributed, improving thermal conversion efficiency. A concentrated solar power plant may require over 30,000 actuators working in coordination. Powernice ensures stable operation of actuators under extreme conditions through material upgrades, structural optimization, and innovative lubrication methods. The actuators have a service life of nearly ten thousand cycles, are heat-resistant, cold-resistant, and sand-resistant, meeting the long-term stable operation needs of concentrated solar power plants, helping the concentrated solar power industry contribute green power to combat sandstorms.

At the 9th Kubuqi International Desert Forum, it was clearly proposed to carry out source governance and coordinate ecological protection and restoration in sand source and pathway areas. Powernice will continue to focus on technological innovation, continuously optimize linear actuator performance, and improve the efficiency of clean energy acquisition and utilization. Meanwhile, we look forward to collaborating with more environmental organizations and enterprises to explore the application possibilities of linear actuators in ecological restoration equipment, providing more efficient and reliable solutions for global sandstorm prevention and control efforts.

The "9th Kubuqi International Desert Forum" source: CCTV News

Let us respond to the call of International Day for Combating Sand and Dust Storms with action, using the technological power of Powernice linear actuators to hold up a green protective umbrella for Earth's ecology, safeguard blue skies and white clouds, and resist sand and dust invasions.