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China Plans to Construct World's Largest Source of Sun Power

— January 6, 2009 — Eco
Forget Texas--everything's bigger in China, from the Great Wall to the Three Gorges Dam and now the largest solar power plant in the world.

There isn't a timeframe for the solar power plant's completion, but construction will begin in 2009. The project will begin in the Qaidam Basin with a 30 megawatt solar power plant; at its completion the plant will produce 1 gigawatt of clean power.

The massive solar power plant is a joint venture between China Technology Development Group Corp and Qinghai New Energy Group.

Trend Themes

  1. Green Energy Supremacy — The race for the world’s largest and most efficient solar power plants.
  2. Major Solar Investments — Increasing availability of funding for large-scale solar energy projects.
  3. Solar Megaprojects — Growing popularity of large, ambitious solar farms in response to climate change.

Industry Implications

  1. Renewable Energy — More investments, innovations, and projects are expected for the renewable energy sector as profitable opportunities continue to grow.
  2. Manufacturing — There will be a growing demand for high-quality and reliable solar panels to support the surge of solar megaprojects.
  3. Construction — The rise of megaprojects prompts construction companies to adopt new methods and strategies to optimize project implementation and minimize costs.
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