China Increase the «Chinese Wall of the 21st century». It is so great, it is seen from space. Some compare it to the surprising project of the large African green wall because of the impact it generates, although the only thing that both initiatives have in common is their denomination.
In the midst of a growing concern for the progress of climate change and the need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, solar energy becomes a solution to tackle the energy and environmental challenges with which humanity is confronted.
Confronted with this preference for solar energy, China He has succeeded in positioning himself as one of the world leaders in the development and implementation of solar energy, and plays a crucial role in the transition to a sustainable future -oriented renewable energies.
China builds the “Chinese wall of the 21st century”: the goal will surprise you
In this context, China The world is surprisingly with important mega projects, especially in what it has to do with optimum energy facilities to deliver a growing industry and are more than 1.4 billion inhabitants. In recent years, the wishes of the authorities have been characterized to increase the operational capacity of their impressive photovoltaic plants.
In this way it has established itself as the first power in the world, with 386,875 MW, 51% of the world total, according to reports Global Energy Monitor. In the same classification, Room He has fourth place with more than 29,000 MW, behind China, United States one India. The incredible existing facilities of the Asian giant now adds the “Great solar wall“.
It is an extension of more than 400 km long and an average of 5 km wide of solar panels arranged in the desert of Kubuqi, in Mongolia interior. Theoretically it will have a capacity of 180,000 million kWh. An amount more than enough to cover the requested energy BeijingConsumer Capital 135.8 billion kWh of energy per year.
China shows off a mega project on solar energy of 180,000 million kWh
The project is under the mantle of the Semi -State Company Hurrywhich has been operational since 2017, at what time the first plates were implanted. The estimate is that this initiative was completed by 2030. The maximum production capacity will be 100 gigawatts, of which 5.4 have already been installed and are going on.
To verify the progress of this project, the images were made public by the satellites Landsat 8 y 9 from the NASA. They offer a comparison in which the difference between the initial desert and the current extension of photovoltaic panels is clearly exposed.
He Kubuqi desert1,100 meters above sea level, it is the seventh with the highest dimensions of ChinaWith 17,000 square km. It has a sunny and dry climate for most of the year and its huge uninhabited expansion transforms it into an optimal location for this initiative.
Because of the same location, the technicians of Hurry They will have to work in long -term strategies that protect the solar panels of extreme temperatures (which vary between 40.2 ° C and -34.5ºC), frequent sandstorms and the constant presence of dust in suspension.
The space chosen by experts is located in the north of the desert, in a long and narrow strip of dunes south of the south of the Yellow riveramong the municipalities of Baoutou y Bayannur. It is considering flat and close to industrial centers. The energy created by the project of China It will not stay alone in the region of Big.
It is already working on an electric line with high voltage to transfer up to 48,000 million kWh per year to the area of Beijing-Tianjin-HebeiiMore populated and needy green energy. Electricity production is not the only purpose of this installation. Another is that the establishment of solar panels avoids the erosion of the ground and the income of sediments of the Yellow river.
China Increase the «Chinese Wall of the 21st century». It is so large that it is seen from space and many compare it with this great Chinese wall of blue solar panels.