We all know that the chinese government can be stubborn. But once they set their minds on something, and want to achieve something, they really go all-out and go for it.
Sungrow Power Supply announced that last month they completed the construction of a 40-megaWatt floating solar power plant. The area once was a coal mining town, but (ironically) it flooded. It is now officially the worlds largest floating solar power plant in the world. Thanks to its placement offshore, it doesn’t take up any “space”, and it uses less energy than most solar farms as the seawater acts as a natural coolant.
The floating solar power plant.
Similar sized projects are popping up all over China every day. In fact, China is building about 2 wind power plants per day.
There is even a project going on right now, where privately-owned and state-owned companies are converting Chernobyl into a solar power plant. If finished, and at full capacity, this will provide 2 gigaWatt of power, providing 750,000 homes with electricity. The floating power plant in China can provide 15,000 households with electricity at full capacity. Off course much less than 750.000 but is just shows the green ambition of China.
Off course China is still the #1 Green House Gas (GHG) emitter, but unlike the US government, China is now seeing the light, and as I said, once they want to achieve something, they really, really go for it.
Source: http://www.iflscience.com/environment/china-home-worlds-largest-floating-solar-power-plant/