China builds ''Great Wall of Solar'' in desert: 48 billion kWh by 2030
China launches the Great Solar Wall in Inner Mongolia, a project that combines power generation and desert conservation, with environmental and economic impact.
Installing panels in the desert requires the regular removal of dust, which can accumulate to several centimeters thick, said Wang Zhijun, head of the desertification control project of the photovoltaic company. The vegetation beneath the panels also needs water. Researchers have found that the desert holds significant underground water resources.
The success of this project, which explains how a huge solar farm has combined energy generation with land restoration, also offers a precious experience for both China and the world, raising hopes for governments to use the clean and renewable energy to vitalize more "deadly" deserts into oasis, industry observers said.
"Building a photovoltaic power station in the desert is not easy, and requirement for solar equipment is higher due to the windy and sandy environment in the desert," Miao Ruijun, deputy head of Mengxi New Energy Dalad Photovoltaic Power Station in SPIC Nei Mongol Energy Co, told the Global Times at the site on Saturday.
Now, according to NASA tracking solar power developments in China, China's dune fields have become a sea of solar energy, transformed by a surge of newly installed solar panels. The construction is part of China's multiyear plan to build a “solar great wall” designed to generate enough energy to power Beijing.
China launches the Great Solar Wall in Inner Mongolia, a project that combines power generation and desert conservation, with environmental and economic impact.
Researchers have found that the desert holds significant underground water resources. Although the water is highly saline, it can be used to irrigate desert and salt-tolerant plants. The
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With advancements in targeted, mechanized desert control, Ordos has moved from manual, large-scale campaigns to precision ecological engineering. As a result, once-endless dunes
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