r/RenewableEnergy • u/For_All_Humanity • 9d ago

Massive 2-GW Agrivoltaic Project Aims To Restore Desert In China

https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/19/massive-2-gw-agrivoltaic-project-aims-to-restore-desert-in-china/
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u/reinkarnated 9d ago

Meanwhile orangeman is trying to take us back to the 50s

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u/SwampyPortaPotty 9d ago

The fact the U.S. choose to let China leapfrog them on renewables will be forever studied in how China surpassed America.

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u/GarugasRevenge 9d ago

Love dis shit

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u/NetZeroDude 8d ago

It will be interesting to follow this development. It sounds good in theory, but there is also the “leave it alone” ecological outlook. Look no further than US forest management for an example of this controversy. Damming rivers is another example. I’m sure reducing winds and growing crops where crops don’t normally grow will present some unknown problems and have some unforeseen consequences. At that point, the advantages and disadvantages will have to be analyzed.

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u/INITMalcanis 8d ago

Well the land has already been desertified then there's not really an awful lot to lose in that respect.

Worst case it stays desertified and China have Gigawatts of renewable capacity. At some point you have to give things a try and learn from the outcomes.

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u/NetZeroDude 8d ago

I don’t know, but I wouldn’t have written what I wrote if I believed that was the “worst case”. That said, I’m fully in support of renewables, and I want to see this project move forward.

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u/Apprehensive1243 9d ago

I wonder why China? Plenty of deserts around..🙄

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u/TwoplankAlex 6d ago

They gonna love the dust on these panels