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China hits 1 TW solar milestone (www.pv-magazine.com)

submitted 11 months ago by schizoidman@lemmy.zip to c/energy@slrpnk.net

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By the end of May 2025, solar capacity had reached 1.08 TW (1,080 GW), up 56.9% year on year.

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[–] FrostyCaveman@lemm.ee 1 points 11 months ago (2 children)

It’s a vibe seeing solar panels cover those iconic Southern China valleys

[–] Szewek@slrpnk.net 4 points 11 months ago (2 children)

The hill in the photo looks ugly, tbh. Still, much better (and livelier) than the landscape after oilsands or brown coal extraction.

Preferably, most grid-connected solar panels would be on buildings, deserts, and postindustrial land. But in the face of the climate catastrophe, the South China hills are also fine.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 11 months ago

I don't think it looks ugly at all...

I was just thinking about how much of a nightmare it would be to keep them all clean.

[–] Szewek@slrpnk.net 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I mean - one thing ugly, and the other thing is that this land could be arable or a nature reserve.

[–] ayyy@sh.itjust.works 3 points 11 months ago

The same is true of oil fields but they won’t even let you see pictures of that.

[–] friend_of_satan@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Seriously. Is that a real photo? I've never seen a solar farm covering hills like that.

[–] BeigeAgenda@lemmy.ca 1 points 11 months ago

When I look closely it seems real, there's all the construction tracks, but the solar panels themselves look fake in this resolution. It would help if they had added a few close-ups in the article.