Solar Array 250 Miles Long to Power Beijing (www.goodnewsnetwork.org)

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At 250 miles long, 3 miles wide, and currently generating 5.4 gigawatts, the Kubuqi Desert solar array will be the world’s largest by a country mile when finished in 2030.

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[-] myrrh@ttrpg.network 3 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago)

...ye gads, just imagine the heat island generated by 750 square miles of black glass: that's a weather-creating convective air mass...

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