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China announces the installation of millions of solar panels in the Kubuqi Desert. Find out more about this project that uses photovoltaic panels to generate clean energy and is revolutionizing the region.
China has taken another giant step towards expanding its renewable energy capacity with the installation of millions of bifacial solar panels in the village of Chaideng, Ordos City, located in the Kubuqi Desert region. The project amounts to a whopping 3,46 million photovoltaic panels covering an area of 30 million square meters. The project is part of an ambitious effort by the country to lead the global transition to clean energy by harnessing the vast potential of the desert to generate solar power. In addition to reducing carbon emissions, the project also aims to boost the local economy by creating jobs and developing cutting-edge technologies in the energy sector.
Kubuqi Desert Project to Set New Record in China
According to Liu Tianyun, deputy director of the Ordos Forestry and Grassland Department, this large solar panel project, although not able to rival the Royal Great Wall in length, is planned to extend for about 400 kilometers with an average width of five kilometers.
Liu noted that the Kubuqi Desert project will set a new record for the area of solar farms in China and will have 100 GW of installed capacity upon completion. The Chinese city currently has 5,42 GW of solar power in more than XNUMX square kilometers. 13 thousand hectares of sandy land. The incidence of sunlight in the region is approximately 3,1 thousand hours of sunlight per year.
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The distance between the ground and photovoltaic panels was adjusted to about 2,5 meters, thus, the large space allows people and machines to move easily, providing agricultural work. The Kubuqi Desert in China has several coal mines, the treated drainage water from the mines is channeled to the solar power base and is used to clean the photovoltaic panels and water plants.
Benefits of photovoltaic panels
According to Xinhua News Agency, solar panels can reduce groundwater evaporation by 20% to 30%, while providing shade and reducing wind speeds, allowing plants to grow and animals to use the space. In addition to generating energy, local solar projects have also proven useful in mitigating the area's frequent and intense sandstorms and desertification.
The project used an innovative approach, with solar panels mounted on top of the plant, allowing plants to grow in the soil and small farm animals to graze beneath the equipment. To adapt to the challenging conditions of desert environments, innovations in photovoltaic panels were introduced.
The photovoltaic modules use bifacial technology and high-efficiency cells that can capture sunlight from both sides, taking advantage of the high reflectivity of sandy surfaces to increase power generation by about 8%.
Panels have a useful life of 30 years
The service life of solar panels used in the Kubuqi Desert in China has also been extended from 25 to 30 years after using double-glass encapsulation materials. As mentioned above, the minimum clearance between equipment and the ground has been adjusted to 2,5 meters, providing ample space for people and machines to move freely for agricultural work.
Standing beneath a set of solar panels in Chaideng village, Zhang Xiuling, deputy mayor of Ordos, says that by planting crops in the sand and covering them with solar panels, they are essentially creating a double-layer shield, keeping the quicksands firmly at bay.
It is worth highlighting that solar energy in China is responsible for one of the highest rates of change with the new energy solution, given that the country has established a commitment to use 35% of non-fossil fuels in its electricity matrix so that the environment is not compromised, being one of the main generators of solar energy in the world.
At the rate it is growing, they will soon need land to build buildings.
Go fuck yourself.