In Photos: The Scale of China’s Solar-Power Projects
https://www.theatlantic.com/photography/archive/2025/07/photos-china-solar-power-energy/683488/
In Photos: The Scale of China’s Solar-Power Projects
https://www.theatlantic.com/photography/archive/2025/07/photos-china-solar-power-energy/683488/
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Submission Statement:
As American political leadership shifts the focus away from renewables and back towards fossil fuels, this has provided the opportunity for China to take a commanding lead in the solar energy industry, with it being implemented across the country in various projects. Those outside of China often have little grasp of the true scale of China’s investment in this technology and its integration into its power grid, these images provide a glimpse into this, and the magnitude of China’s efforts.
How many gigawatts of heat are these dark panels putting into the atmosphere?
Edit: In This Thread – futurists wrestling with basic physics.
Awesome to see. If they keep this up, will be mind blowing.
Straight out of a sci fi film. Like those ones in the opening of blade runner 2049
To balance the enthusiasm: China is also heavily investing in stable power generation from hydrogen, nuclear and sadly also from coal. It aims for a mixed grid with enough power on demand 24/7, not comparabe with the stated goal of a 100% solar and wind powered system as in Germany.
When an article puts down the US, and praises China, it is a clear indicator that this information is pushed by the government of China.
I do not trust this park to run at 90-100% efficiency, as half of the panels likely aren’t even connected. This is a propaganda project. Just like how they push the robots and AI industry. Both of which they aren’t leading at all. Just like the recent “World’s first robot football match”, which was already done 8 yrs ago.
Also, China is constructing a record number of coal power plants at the same time as they “go green”.
Embers of the Big Bang is literally burning bright right on top of our heads and somehow people refuse to use it lmao.
They’re out front and pulling ahead in manufacture and sales of products that generate, store and use electricity.
Meanwhile, we’re falling farther and farther behind so that fossil fuel business owners/shareholders can reap a few more years of earnings.
If a few “Big Oil Cheerleaders” want to argue about this, I could use a good laugh.
Fun fact, many cloud providers are facing energy shortages and are investing in Nuclear in the US due to high energy prices.
Conversely, China does not have this issue due to energy being so abundant from China’s energy infrastructure investments.