While renewable energy sources are gaining importance, countries continue to invest in this field. Recently, important steps have been taken from many different countries in the field of solar and wind energy. China, which produces the most renewable energy worldwide, continues its investments in this field.
Solar and wind energy will play the leading role
As it is known, there are many large deserts on the territory of China. Deciding to use the deserts to produce green energy, the country left the first stage behind. The first of China’s solar and wind power plants on deserts became active recently. The new facility, which has solar panels and wind turbines, will provide electricity to 1.5 million people.
The first phase of the solar and wind project has been set up in the Tenger Desert, located at the southern tip of the Gobi Desert. Established by Chine Energy, the facility has a power of 1 million kW. This important facility is expected to produce 1.5 billion kWh of energy per year. When the project, worth 85 billion yuan ($12.28 billion), is completed, its total power will reach 13 kW.
The Chinese government launched its renewable energy project on deserts at the end of 2021. The country, which has big plans in this regard, plans to install 100 GW of solar and wind energy facilities in arid areas covering 19 provinces in total.
China plans to obtain a significant amount of green energy with the facilities it has established in these areas that receive a lot of sun during the day. Today, when fossil fuels are abandoned, the Far East country, which is preparing to cover the deserts with solar panels and wind turbines, will thus significantly increase the rate of clean energy in the country’s energy production.
With the number of sunny days and strong winds, Deserts can be the most suitable areas to generate clean energy. So what do you think about solar and wind power generation? You can share your views with us in the comments section.
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