# Super-Sized Solar Plants China Plans to Construct World's Largest Source of Sun Power By Marissa Brassfield | Published 2009-01-06 | Eco Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/china-solar-plant References: [reuters](http://www.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUSTRE50140W20090102?feedType=RSS&feedName=environmentNews) 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](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/voltage-energy-group); 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](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mars-china-snickers-bar) and Qinghai New Energy Group. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.6/10 - Popularity: 16% | Activity: 55% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Eco](https://www.trendhunter.com/eco) ## Key Themes ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **Green Energy Supremacy:** The race for the world’s largest and most efficient solar power plants. - **Major Solar Investments:** Increasing availability of funding for large-scale solar energy projects. - **Solar Megaprojects:** Growing popularity of large, ambitious solar farms in response to climate change. ### Sectors Adopting This - **Renewable Energy:** More investments, innovations, and projects are expected for the renewable energy sector as profitable opportunities continue to grow. - **Manufacturing:** There will be a growing demand for high-quality and reliable solar panels to support the surge of solar megaprojects. - **Construction:** The rise of megaprojects prompts construction companies to adopt new methods and strategies to optimize project implementation and minimize costs. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Corporate Solar Deals](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/texas-data-centers.md) - [Large-Scale Energy Storage Installations](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/energy-storage-installations.md) - [Utility Scale Solar Modules](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/grew-solar.md) - [Next-Gen Nuclear Power Plants](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/chinese-nuclear-reactor.md) - [Solar Energy Technology Websites](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/solar-energy-technology.md) - [Efficient Scalable Solar Panels](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/perovskia-solar.md) - [Solar-Powered Vineyard Buildings](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/vineyard-building.md) - [Subsidized Rooftop Solar Systems](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/state-of-Gujarat.md) - [Solar Land Ceilings](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/rajasthan-updates.md)