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State-owned power company China Three Gorges Renewables Group will build an 8 GW solar farm as part of a nearly $11 billion integrated energy project.

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[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 18 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Good on China. Regardless of our political leanings, I think we can all agree that renewable energy development is a positive thing.

[–] catloaf@lemm.ee 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Hopefully it doesn't just go to AI.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Don't worry, I'm sure at least some of it is going to mine crypto.

[–] PythagreousTitties@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago

"See that? All that used to be farmland"

[–] hk_a@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

I think the rest of the world should buy the subsidized Chinese solar cells, the Chinese government will go bankrupt and the rest of the world will get cheaper, cleaner energy.

[–] JohnDClay@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Looks like the biggest one outside China is Inda's Bhadla Solar Park at 2.2GW.

Bhadla

China's biggest before this looks to be Gonghe Talatan Solar Park according to Wikipedia at 10.4GW, but I couldn't find much info on it.

But this is huge either way! Glad they're investing so much into renewables and hopefully mostly skipping coal and oil all together.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_photovoltaic_power_stations

[–] peopleproblems@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Well, now I gotta try to do this in Factorio. Thanks China.

[–] Pacattack57@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Something something 1.21 jiggawatts

Did they hire the guy with a theoretical degree in physics?