Wind farms don’t have holidays. As long as the turbines are spinning, someone has to be on duty. While red flags hang in city streets and countless families celebrate the national holiday, the staff on duty at the Hanas New Energy Division, up on the ridges of Mahuangshan and Helan Mountain, are still staying alert. For them, National Day isn’t the start of a holiday, but just another day of ordinary, steadfast watch.
Ma Liang from Masi Wind Farm is monitoring the control room screens
In the control room, his eyes were always glued to the countless surveillance screens. Each curve, every set of parameters, was a sign of the equipment's health. Even the slightest fluctuation made him analyze it immediately, stopping any issues before the alarms went off.
Yang Li is inspecting equipment at Yanyi Wind Farm
As night fell, he walked back and forth between the electrical equipment area and the inspection points. He checked each terminal box and main transformer one by one, and as soon as he noticed anything unusual, he isolated and dealt with it immediately, nipping the risk in the bud.
Ma Zijiao at Songbao Wind Farm is checking the fire safety equipment
Is the fire extinguisher pressure enough? Does the emergency lighting work? Are the fire seals in place? — He went through the inspection route, checking each safety device and fire system one by one, making sure every fire safety point was ready for action.
Shilian inspection team member Shi Tianlong is patrolling the line
Wherever the power transmission towers stand on the ridge, his footsteps follow. He walks along the lines carrying his tools, checking insulation, clearing obstacles, and fixing defects one by one, making sure the green electricity flows steadily along the silver lines out of the mountains.
Du Baopeng at Xinliang Wind Farm is handling a wind turbine malfunction
Climbing the tower and entering the nacelle, he checks the wind turbine up close at nearly a hundred meters high, inspecting every bolt and every tiny detail. With his oil-stained hands, he brings the stopped rotor blades back to spinning rhythm.
Dawei Kou at Masi Wind Farm is checking for safety hazards
He went through the checklist area by area, point by point, checking for safety hazards. Whenever he found one, he recorded it and fixed it. One by one, the hidden hazard logs under his pen were cleared, turning invisible risks into visible lists.
Wang Xuchao at Qing'er Wind Farm is checking the two tickets
He oversees on-site nuclear measures, keeps an eye on protection, and corrects violations. Not a word is missing from the two tickets, and no measure is left out. The more meticulous he is on-site, the safer the workers are.
Song Ye at Masan Wind Farm is getting lunch ready
Behind the fans, there’s also the persistence on the stove. He gets into the kitchen before dawn, warming up meals and keeping soup hot, making sure each meal is ready on time, using the 'warmth in the stomach' to support 'stability in his job.
Zhang Xuefeng is driving the commuter bus
The commuter bus departs on time, carrying the shift workers over hills to the stations. Trip after trip, always on schedule, he uses the steadiness on the steering wheel to cover the 'last mile' of duty, making sure every shift on the ridge arrives on time and can work with peace of mind.
During the National Day holiday, a total of 82 people from Hanas New Energy Division stayed at their posts across all stations, treating their jobs as home and responsibility as a companion, exchanging silent vigilance for stable equipment operation and steady green electricity output. As gusts of mountain wind came one after another, the wind turbines kept spinning nonstop, and people's footsteps never paused either. This group of ridge guardians chose to stay on the ridges and send light to the distance...
