1 Million Kilowatts Solar Plant Harvests Sun & Salt in Tianjin, China

• World's largest solar plant with 1 million kilowatt capacity connected to grid in Tianjin, China. Plant tilts solar panels at 17 degrees for improved efficiency while producing salt, solar energy and aquaculture - saving 500,000 tons of standard coal and reducing CO2 emissions by 1.25 million tons. Investment in China's new energy sector at $1.36 trillion with high growth expected.

On Saturday, the world's largest solar plant with a capacity of 1 million kilowatts connected to the grid in Tianjin, China. The plant is built inside a salt farm, allowing for three functions – solar power generation, the production of salt from sunlight, and aquaculture – to coexist on one land parcel. The panels are tilted at 17 degrees and manufactured in a way that their backs also absorb solar energy, improving the plant's efficiency. When at full capacity, the project is expected to save 500,000 tons of standard coal each year and reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 1.25 million tons. Multiple localities in China are tapping into the combined industrial model centered around solar. Investment in China's new energy sector hit 9.2 trillion yuan ($1.36 trillion) in 2022, with 37 percent of that flowing into wind and solar. The current development of the new energy sector is expected to maintain high growth rates over the next three to five years.

What Is China's New Energy Sector?

• China's new energy sector includes investments in clean energy such as wind and solar that are expected to continue to grow in the coming years.
• The world's largest solar plant with a capacity of 1 million kilowatts recently connected to the grid in Tianjin, China.
• The panels are designed with an innovative tilt angle and special manufacturing process that allows them to absorb more solar energy for increased efficiency.
• When at full capacity, the project is expected to save 500,000 tons of standard coal each year and reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 1.25 million tons.
• Multiple localities in China are tapping into the combined industrial model centered around solar that includes salt production, aquaculture, and solar power generation.
• The new energy sector in China has seen a tremendous amount of investment in recent years with 9.2 trillion yuan ($1.36 trillion) being invested in 2022.