China’s solar power capacity has surpassed 1 TW, marking a historic milestone as the country accelerates its energy transition. Around 92 GW of new PV systems were installed in China in May alone, but analysts warn the pace may slow in the second half of the year.

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

  • Szewek@slrpnk.net
    4·
    2 months ago

    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
      2·
      2 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·
      2 months ago

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