#solarfarm — Public Fediverse posts
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Eine australische #Solarfarm spart sich teure Rasenmäher: 1700 Schafe pflegen die Fläche und liefern im kühlen Schatten der #Photovoltaik-Module nun sogar deutlich bessere Wolle ab. https://winfuture.de/news,161116.html?utm_source=Mastodon&utm_medium=ManualStatus&utm_campaign=SocialMedia
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Eine australische #Solarfarm spart sich teure Rasenmäher: 1700 Schafe pflegen die Fläche und liefern im kühlen Schatten der #Photovoltaik-Module nun sogar deutlich bessere Wolle ab. https://winfuture.de/news,161116.html?utm_source=Mastodon&utm_medium=ManualStatus&utm_campaign=SocialMedia
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Eine australische #Solarfarm spart sich teure Rasenmäher: 1700 Schafe pflegen die Fläche und liefern im kühlen Schatten der #Photovoltaik-Module nun sogar deutlich bessere Wolle ab. https://winfuture.de/news,161116.html?utm_source=Mastodon&utm_medium=ManualStatus&utm_campaign=SocialMedia
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Eine australische #Solarfarm spart sich teure Rasenmäher: 1700 Schafe pflegen die Fläche und liefern im kühlen Schatten der #Photovoltaik-Module nun sogar deutlich bessere Wolle ab. https://winfuture.de/news,161116.html?utm_source=Mastodon&utm_medium=ManualStatus&utm_campaign=SocialMedia
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Eine australische #Solarfarm spart sich teure Rasenmäher: 1700 Schafe pflegen die Fläche und liefern im kühlen Schatten der #Photovoltaik-Module nun sogar deutlich bessere Wolle ab. https://winfuture.de/news,161116.html?utm_source=Mastodon&utm_medium=ManualStatus&utm_campaign=SocialMedia
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Sydney CBD solar farm to cut carbon emissions by 2,000 tonnes a year
A solar farm h…
#NewsBeep #News #Environment #AU #Australia #chrisjones #ICCSydneyChiefExecutiveOfficerAdamMather-Brown #InternationalConventionCentreSydney #InternationalConventionCentreSydneysolarfarm #paulscully #photovoltaicpanels #powerbills #reduceconsumption #Science #solarfarm #solarfarmsydneycbd #solarfarmssydney #solarpanelsinstalled #theMinisterforPlanningandPublicSpaces #urbanREZ
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Sydney CBD solar farm to cut carbon emissions by 2,000 tonnes a year
A solar farm h…
#NewsBeep #News #Environment #AU #Australia #chrisjones #ICCSydneyChiefExecutiveOfficerAdamMather-Brown #InternationalConventionCentreSydney #InternationalConventionCentreSydneysolarfarm #paulscully #photovoltaicpanels #powerbills #reduceconsumption #Science #solarfarm #solarfarmsydneycbd #solarfarmssydney #solarpanelsinstalled #theMinisterforPlanningandPublicSpaces #urbanREZ
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Sydney’s ICC To Install Largest CBD Solar Farm In Southern Hemisphere
Sydney’s International Convention Centre (ICC) is set to become the home of the largest solar farm in any…
#Australia #Sydney #darlingharbour #Icc #MinnsLaborGovernment #solarfarm #SydneyICC #SydneyInternationalConventionCentre
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It’s Such a Blessing: The Farmers Embracing Solar Arrays
Dowell / Getty Images The solar farm where Jess Gray’s sheep were giving birth was only four miles away but after a February ice storm this year, it took her more than an hour to get there in her pickup truck. Fallen trees and power lines littered the roads. Ice coated the ground and encrusted the wires of the chain link fence enclosing her flock. Gray was anxious to see if any had survived. “I got to the farm and my sheep were lambing in the middle of it,” she recalled. “Lambs […]https://onlinemarketingscoops.com/2026/08/13/its-such-a-blessing-the-farmers-embracing-solar-arrays/
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It’s Such a Blessing: The Farmers Embracing Solar Arrays
Dowell / Getty Images The solar farm where Jess Gray’s sheep were giving birth was only four miles away but after a February ice storm this year, it took her more than an hour to get there in her pickup truck. Fallen trees and power lines littered the roads. Ice coated the ground and encrusted the wires of the chain link fence enclosing her flock. Gray was anxious to see if any had survived. “I got to the farm and my sheep were lambing in the middle of it,” she recalled. “Lambs […]https://onlinemarketingscoops.com/2026/08/13/its-such-a-blessing-the-farmers-embracing-solar-arrays/
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It’s Such a Blessing: The Farmers Embracing Solar Arrays
Dowell / Getty Images The solar farm where Jess Gray’s sheep were giving birth was only four miles away but after a February ice storm this year, it took her more than an hour to get there in her pickup truck. Fallen trees and power lines littered the roads. Ice coated the ground and encrusted the wires of the chain link fence enclosing her flock. Gray was anxious to see if any had survived. “I got to the farm and my sheep were lambing in the middle of it,” she recalled. “Lambs […]https://onlinemarketingscoops.com/2026/08/13/its-such-a-blessing-the-farmers-embracing-solar-arrays/
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It’s Such a Blessing: The Farmers Embracing Solar Arrays
Dowell / Getty Images The solar farm where Jess Gray’s sheep were giving birth was only four miles away but after a February ice storm this year, it took her more than an hour to get there in her pickup truck. Fallen trees and power lines littered the roads. Ice coated the ground and encrusted the wires of the chain link fence enclosing her flock. Gray was anxious to see if any had survived. “I got to the farm and my sheep were lambing in the middle of it,” she recalled. “Lambs […]https://onlinemarketingscoops.com/2026/08/13/its-such-a-blessing-the-farmers-embracing-solar-arrays/
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It’s Such a Blessing: The Farmers Embracing Solar Arrays
Dowell / Getty Images The solar farm where Jess Gray’s sheep were giving birth was only four miles away but after a February ice storm this year, it took her more than an hour to get there in her pickup truck. Fallen trees and power lines littered the roads. Ice coated the ground and encrusted the wires of the chain link fence enclosing her flock. Gray was anxious to see if any had survived. “I got to the farm and my sheep were lambing in the middle of it,” she recalled. “Lambs […]https://onlinemarketingscoops.com/2026/08/13/its-such-a-blessing-the-farmers-embracing-solar-arrays/
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PV combiner boxes can develop hidden hot spots between periodic inspections. Real-time busbar temperature monitoring helps detect abnormal heating early, reduce electrical risks, and protect solar farm uptime.
Explore the solar farm monitoring solution:
https://scada-thai.com/products/solar-farm-at-pmsSee the busbar monitoring solution:
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PV combiner boxes can develop hidden hot spots between periodic inspections. Real-time busbar temperature monitoring helps detect abnormal heating early, reduce electrical risks, and protect solar farm uptime.
Explore the solar farm monitoring solution:
https://scada-thai.com/products/solar-farm-at-pmsSee the busbar monitoring solution:
https://scada-thai.com/products/busbar-temperature-monitoring-system-for-electrical-cabinets -
PV combiner boxes can develop hidden hot spots between periodic inspections. Real-time busbar temperature monitoring helps detect abnormal heating early, reduce electrical risks, and protect solar farm uptime.
Explore the solar farm monitoring solution:
https://scada-thai.com/products/solar-farm-at-pmsSee the busbar monitoring solution:
https://scada-thai.com/products/busbar-temperature-monitoring-system-for-electrical-cabinets -
PV combiner boxes can develop hidden hot spots between periodic inspections. Real-time busbar temperature monitoring helps detect abnormal heating early, reduce electrical risks, and protect solar farm uptime.
Explore the solar farm monitoring solution:
https://scada-thai.com/products/solar-farm-at-pmsSee the busbar monitoring solution:
https://scada-thai.com/products/busbar-temperature-monitoring-system-for-electrical-cabinets -
Volkswagen’s newest employees are being hired to eat grass
The threat of factory closures and massive job cuts have given German carmaker Volkswagen and its staff plenty…
#Germany #DE #Europe #EU #Europa #Volkswagen #factoryclosures #solararray #solarfarm
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In Massachusetts, sheep came to a solar farm looking for shade and ended up mowing the grass beneath the panels, turning clean energy land into a grazing site |
Across Massachusetts, an unusual partnership is bringing renewable energy and traditional farming together on the same land. Sheep…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Environment #CleanEnergy #grass #grazing #Massachusetts #Science #Sheep #solarfarm
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In Massachusetts, sheep came to a solar farm looking for shade and ended up mowing the grass beneath the panels, turning clean energy land into a grazing site |
Across Massachusetts, an unusual partnership is bringing renewable energy and traditional farming together on the same land. Sheep…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Environment #CleanEnergy #grass #grazing #Massachusetts #Science #Sheep #solarfarm
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A Floating #solarfarm In The #netherlands Is Having A Big Effect On Underwater Habitats (Many POSITIVE effects!)
Read More: https://www.bgr.com/2202377/floating-solar-farm-netherlands-effect-underwater-habitats/
#solarfarms #solarpower #solar #solarenergy #environment #economy #ecosystems #wildlife #nature #green #climatechange #renewables #renewableenergy #solarpanels #sustainability #animals #energy #electricity
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A Floating #solarfarm In The #netherlands Is Having A Big Effect On Underwater Habitats (Many POSITIVE effects!)
Read More: https://www.bgr.com/2202377/floating-solar-farm-netherlands-effect-underwater-habitats/
#solarfarms #solarpower #solar #solarenergy #environment #economy #ecosystems #wildlife #nature #green #climatechange #renewables #renewableenergy #solarpanels #sustainability #animals #energy #electricity
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A Floating #solarfarm In The #netherlands Is Having A Big Effect On Underwater Habitats (Many POSITIVE effects!)
Read More: https://www.bgr.com/2202377/floating-solar-farm-netherlands-effect-underwater-habitats/
#solarfarms #solarpower #solar #solarenergy #environment #economy #ecosystems #wildlife #nature #green #climatechange #renewables #renewableenergy #solarpanels #sustainability #animals #energy #electricity
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A Floating #solarfarm In The #netherlands Is Having A Big Effect On Underwater Habitats (Many POSITIVE effects!)
Read More: https://www.bgr.com/2202377/floating-solar-farm-netherlands-effect-underwater-habitats/
#solarfarms #solarpower #solar #solarenergy #environment #economy #ecosystems #wildlife #nature #green #climatechange #renewables #renewableenergy #solarpanels #sustainability #animals #energy #electricity
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A Floating #solarfarm In The #netherlands Is Having A Big Effect On Underwater Habitats (Many POSITIVE effects!)
Read More: https://www.bgr.com/2202377/floating-solar-farm-netherlands-effect-underwater-habitats/
#solarfarms #solarpower #solar #solarenergy #environment #economy #ecosystems #wildlife #nature #green #climatechange #renewables #renewableenergy #solarpanels #sustainability #animals #energy #electricity
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BYNEA: Solar farm ‘would force closure of wellbeing sanctuary for children with additional needs’, councillor warns
Plans for a large solar farm between two villages on the edge of Llanelli would “destroy the rural environment, established walks and the health and wellbeing of hundreds of people”, a Carmarthenshire county councillor has warned.
Bynea Labour councillor Deryk Cundy says the development would force the closure of Brynteg Farm and Wellbeing Sanctuary — a centre used by children and adults with additional learning needs, alongside an animal rescue operation.
The scheme, known as Pencoed Ganol Solar Farm, would cover around 120 acres of countryside off Pendderi Road with roughly 75,000 solar panels, and remain in place for 40 years.
It is being brought forward by Windel Solar 11 Ltd, part of Windel Energy and Recurrent Energy, as a development of national significance — meaning the decision rests with Planning and Environment Decisions Wales (PEDW) rather than the county council alone.
A construction compound of about six acres — close to the size of three-and-a-half rugby pitches — would be built just 120 metres from the farm.
A map of the proposed solar farm and underground cable connectionThat compound would house workers’ cabins, parking for construction vehicles and storage for scaffolding and about 10,000 tonnes of aggregate, during a build expected to last a year or more.
Cundy warned that the sanctuary would have to shut the moment work began, citing dust and noise from the site.
“To lose this irreplaceable centre of calm and tranquillity will place severe stress on respite centres and schools throughout Carmarthenshire,” he said.
He described a landscape of “green rolling countryside of hills and valley” turning to “black glass for 40 years”, and said the undulating land meant the panels could not be screened from view.
The impact, he added, would fall hardest on vulnerable visitors, “including people who are known to have neurodivergent issues”.
For Zara John, who owns the farm, the worry is immediate. She fears the plans on her doorstep put the whole business in doubt.
The sanctuary offers specialist support for children with additional learning needs, many of whom visit regularly to ride and to learn how to care for animals.
“With all the chaos in the background the children won’t be able to concentrate. The children will be afraid of noise,” she said.
“Without the riding school I won’t be able to teach the children how to care for animals properly. They won’t be able to learn to ride. It would close us down.”
John is calling for a compromise that would move the solar farm further from the sanctuary, so she can keep offering the provision in Bynea.
She said the visits were written into children’s individual development plans for a reason. “They can’t be in school all day. This is their escape. This is their sanctuary,” she said.
“Are we going to take all that away for a solar farm that could be moved to somewhere else or negotiated to certain fields?”
One regular visitor, teenager Dexter Howell, called the sanctuary a second home. He said it was “the place that stops me being antisocial and start talking to people”, and that he would hate to see it close.
His mother, Carrie, said owners Phil and Zara had not only given her son an education but had changed his life.
The plans have united opponents from opposing parties, with Labour’s Cundy and Reform councillor Michelle Beer both campaigning against the development.
A petition started by Beer has now passed 2,000 signatures and calls on both PEDW and Carmarthenshire County Council to reject the application.
It argues the development would turn 120 acres of productive farmland into an industrial site, ringed by a fence more than three metres high and stretching over three kilometres.
Campaigners also fear glare from the panels could hamper the Wales Air Ambulance, and raise concerns about noise from more than a dozen industrial inverters, historic mining beneath the land, and the effect on nearby homes.
Windel Solar 11 Ltd says the project will provide local renewable energy, support biodiversity through native planting and contribute to the local economy.
Related stories from Swansea Bay News
Petition launched against 120-acre solar farm plan for Bynea
Campaigners in Carmarthenshire oppose a large solar scheme, warning of its impact on farmland and a wellbeing sanctuary.Plans unveiled for major new solar farm above Port Talbot
A 40MW solar farm is proposed on Margam Mountain, the latest in a wave of solar schemes across the region.Llanelli hospital could be powered by new solar farm
#BryntegFarmAndWellbeingSanctuary #Bynea #CllrDerykCundy #Llanelli #PencoedGanolSolarFarm #solarFarm
Plans for a solar farm at Glyngwernen Farm could power Prince Philip Hospital and local public buildings. -
RWE and PPC Commission 930 MW Solar Portfolio in Greece, Advance Nearly 1 GW of Operational Capacity https://www.byteseu.com/?p=2152580 #Europe #Greece #ppc #renewableenergy #rwe #SolarEnergy #SolarFarm
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#Solarfarm lets #cattle roam under #solarpanels
#SiliconRanch has brought something online commercially that you don’t see every day: a #utilityscale #solar farm where cattle graze under moving panels
#Nashville-based developer has launched its new “#CattleTracker” system at the Christiana Solar Ranch in #Tennessee. It’s the first commercial deployment of the company’s patented approach to combining solar generation with full-scale beef cattle operations on the same land.
https://electrek.co/2026/05/01/solar-farm-lets-cattle-roam-under-moving-panels/ -
#Solarfarm lets #cattle roam under #solarpanels
#SiliconRanch has brought something online commercially that you don’t see every day: a #utilityscale #solar farm where cattle graze under moving panels
#Nashville-based developer has launched its new “#CattleTracker” system at the Christiana Solar Ranch in #Tennessee. It’s the first commercial deployment of the company’s patented approach to combining solar generation with full-scale beef cattle operations on the same land.
https://electrek.co/2026/05/01/solar-farm-lets-cattle-roam-under-moving-panels/ -
#Solarfarm lets #cattle roam under #solarpanels
#SiliconRanch has brought something online commercially that you don’t see every day: a #utilityscale #solar farm where cattle graze under moving panels
#Nashville-based developer has launched its new “#CattleTracker” system at the Christiana Solar Ranch in #Tennessee. It’s the first commercial deployment of the company’s patented approach to combining solar generation with full-scale beef cattle operations on the same land.
https://electrek.co/2026/05/01/solar-farm-lets-cattle-roam-under-moving-panels/ -
#Solarfarm lets #cattle roam under #solarpanels
#SiliconRanch has brought something online commercially that you don’t see every day: a #utilityscale #solar farm where cattle graze under moving panels
#Nashville-based developer has launched its new “#CattleTracker” system at the Christiana Solar Ranch in #Tennessee. It’s the first commercial deployment of the company’s patented approach to combining solar generation with full-scale beef cattle operations on the same land.
https://electrek.co/2026/05/01/solar-farm-lets-cattle-roam-under-moving-panels/ -
#Solarfarm lets #cattle roam under #solarpanels
#SiliconRanch has brought something online commercially that you don’t see every day: a #utilityscale #solar farm where cattle graze under moving panels
#Nashville-based developer has launched its new “#CattleTracker” system at the Christiana Solar Ranch in #Tennessee. It’s the first commercial deployment of the company’s patented approach to combining solar generation with full-scale beef cattle operations on the same land.
https://electrek.co/2026/05/01/solar-farm-lets-cattle-roam-under-moving-panels/ -
150-year-old abandoned coal mine powers US homes with solar energy
A former coal mining site in central Illinois is now being used for renewable energy. Nexamp and TurningPoint…
#NewsBeep #News #Environment #abandonedmines #coalmines #Energy&Environment #environment #Illinois #Nexamp #renewableenergy #Science #solarfarm #solarpanels #TurningPointEnergy #UK #UnitedKingdom
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150-year-old abandoned coal mine powers US homes with solar energy
A former coal mining site in central Illinois is now being used for renewable energy. Nexamp and TurningPoint…
#NewsBeep #News #Environment #abandonedmines #coalmines #Energy&Environment #environment #Illinois #Nexamp #renewableenergy #Science #solarfarm #solarpanels #TurningPointEnergy #UK #UnitedKingdom
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https://www.europesays.com/uk/1035264/ 150-year-old abandoned coal mine powers US homes with solar energy #AbandonedMines #CoalMines #Energy&Environment #Environment #Illinois #Nexamp #RenewableEnergy #Science #SolarFarm #SolarPanels #TurningPointEnergy #UK #UnitedKingdom
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https://www.europesays.com/ie/542165/ 150-year-old abandoned coal mine powers US homes with solar energy #AbandonedMines #CoalMines #Éire #Energy&Environment #Environment #IE #illinois #Ireland #Nexamp #RenewableEnergy #Science #SolarFarm #SolarPanels #TurningPointEnergy
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Leading windowmaker lets the sun in: Unveils massive rooftop solar field at Edmonton facility
An Edmonton manufacturer has flipped the switch on a new rooftop solar field, the largest of its kind…
#Canada #Edmonton #Canadianwindowanddoormanufacturers #ColinWiebe #CurtisCraig #EdmontonConventionCentre #EdmontonExpoCentre #rooftopsolar #solarenergy #solarfarm #solarpanels
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China’s Offshore Solar Giant Is Real, and It’s Doing the Most
Click to watch: China’s HG14 offshore solar project turns the sea into a power grid, with fish farming reportedly sharing the space below.Dear Cherubs, China has done what it so often does with infrastructure: taken a perfectly sensible idea and scaled it up until it looks like a dare. Off Dongying, in Shandong province, CHN Energy says it has brought online a 1-gigawatt open-sea offshore solar project built with 2,934 PV platforms, more than 2.3 million modules, and 11,736 steel piles hammered into the seabed. In other words, it is solar power, but with a shipping-industry gym membership.
A SEA OF PANELS
This is not your garden-variety floating array. CHN Energy describes the project as a fixed-pile offshore PV system, designed to sit about 8 kilometers from shore and handle waves, tides, strong winds, and seasonal sea ice without immediately filing for retirement. pv magazine reported that the panels are mounted on 60-by-35-meter steel platforms, tilted at 15 degrees, and connected through a 66-kilovolt subsea cable system with onshore transmission infrastructure. So yes, the engineering is serious. The drama is mostly in the size.
WHY IT MATTERS
The developer says the plant should generate about 1.78 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity a year, enough to meet the needs of roughly 2.67 million urban residents, while avoiding around 1.34 million tons of carbon dioxide and saving more than 500,000 tons of standard coal. Those are company estimates, so treat them as reported projections rather than holy scripture, but the basic point is hard to miss: this is a very large clean-power machine with a very large ambition. CHN Energy also says the site uses a “PV-above, farming-below” model, mixing power generation with aquaculture. Multi-use land? More like multi-use sea.
The timing is not random either. Reuters reported that China connected the world’s largest solar farm in Xinjiang in 2024, and The Guardian reported in June 2025 that China added 198 gigawatts of solar and 46 gigawatts of wind in just the first five months of the year, with installed solar capacity passing 1,000 gigawatts. So this offshore project is not a quirky one-off; it is part of a national habit of building renewable energy at a scale that makes other countries look like they are still printing brochures.
The hot take is simple: the future of solar may not always be rooftops and deserts. Sometimes it looks like a steel fortress at sea, built to wrestle weather, salinity, and gravity into submission. For readers who enjoy the bigger-picture angle on energy megaprojects, thisclaimer.com also tracks similar scale-and-geopolitics stories with a very internet-friendly sense of proportion.
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The Thisclaimer logo blends a classic warning symbol with a brain icon to represent critical thinking, curiosity, and thoughtful disclaimers. #China #cleanPower #climateChange #climateTech #dongying #energy #energyTransition #environment #marineEngineering #offshoreSolar #renewableEnergy #shandong #solarFarm #sustainability
CHN Energy — https://www.ceic.com/gjnyjtwwEn/xwzx/202411/c315e1982ebc4a68844a7473a2734d18.shtml
pv magazine International — https://www.pv-magazine.com/2025/12/29/china-commissions-worlds-largest-1-gw-open-sea-offshore-solar-project/
Reuters — https://www.reuters.com/world/china/worlds-biggest-solar-farm-comes-online-chinas-xinjiang-2024-06-03/
The Guardian — https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jun/26/china-breaks-more-records-with-massive-build-up-of-wind-and-solar-power
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China’s Offshore Solar Giant Is Real, and It’s Doing the Most
Click to watch: China’s HG14 offshore solar project turns the sea into a power grid, with fish farming reportedly sharing the space below.Dear Cherubs, China has done what it so often does with infrastructure: taken a perfectly sensible idea and scaled it up until it looks like a dare. Off Dongying, in Shandong province, CHN Energy says it has brought online a 1-gigawatt open-sea offshore solar project built with 2,934 PV platforms, more than 2.3 million modules, and 11,736 steel piles hammered into the seabed. In other words, it is solar power, but with a shipping-industry gym membership.
A SEA OF PANELS
This is not your garden-variety floating array. CHN Energy describes the project as a fixed-pile offshore PV system, designed to sit about 8 kilometers from shore and handle waves, tides, strong winds, and seasonal sea ice without immediately filing for retirement. pv magazine reported that the panels are mounted on 60-by-35-meter steel platforms, tilted at 15 degrees, and connected through a 66-kilovolt subsea cable system with onshore transmission infrastructure. So yes, the engineering is serious. The drama is mostly in the size.
WHY IT MATTERS
The developer says the plant should generate about 1.78 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity a year, enough to meet the needs of roughly 2.67 million urban residents, while avoiding around 1.34 million tons of carbon dioxide and saving more than 500,000 tons of standard coal. Those are company estimates, so treat them as reported projections rather than holy scripture, but the basic point is hard to miss: this is a very large clean-power machine with a very large ambition. CHN Energy also says the site uses a “PV-above, farming-below” model, mixing power generation with aquaculture. Multi-use land? More like multi-use sea.
The timing is not random either. Reuters reported that China connected the world’s largest solar farm in Xinjiang in 2024, and The Guardian reported in June 2025 that China added 198 gigawatts of solar and 46 gigawatts of wind in just the first five months of the year, with installed solar capacity passing 1,000 gigawatts. So this offshore project is not a quirky one-off; it is part of a national habit of building renewable energy at a scale that makes other countries look like they are still printing brochures.
The hot take is simple: the future of solar may not always be rooftops and deserts. Sometimes it looks like a steel fortress at sea, built to wrestle weather, salinity, and gravity into submission. For readers who enjoy the bigger-picture angle on energy megaprojects, thisclaimer.com also tracks similar scale-and-geopolitics stories with a very internet-friendly sense of proportion.
Sources list
The Thisclaimer logo blends a classic warning symbol with a brain icon to represent critical thinking, curiosity, and thoughtful disclaimers. #China #cleanPower #climateChange #climateTech #dongying #energy #energyTransition #environment #marineEngineering #offshoreSolar #renewableEnergy #shandong #solarFarm #sustainability
CHN Energy — https://www.ceic.com/gjnyjtwwEn/xwzx/202411/c315e1982ebc4a68844a7473a2734d18.shtml
pv magazine International — https://www.pv-magazine.com/2025/12/29/china-commissions-worlds-largest-1-gw-open-sea-offshore-solar-project/
Reuters — https://www.reuters.com/world/china/worlds-biggest-solar-farm-comes-online-chinas-xinjiang-2024-06-03/
The Guardian — https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jun/26/china-breaks-more-records-with-massive-build-up-of-wind-and-solar-power
thisclaimer.com — https://thisclaimer.com
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China’s Offshore Solar Giant Is Real, and It’s Doing the Most
Click to watch: China’s HG14 offshore solar project turns the sea into a power grid, with fish farming reportedly sharing the space below.Dear Cherubs, China has done what it so often does with infrastructure: taken a perfectly sensible idea and scaled it up until it looks like a dare. Off Dongying, in Shandong province, CHN Energy says it has brought online a 1-gigawatt open-sea offshore solar project built with 2,934 PV platforms, more than 2.3 million modules, and 11,736 steel piles hammered into the seabed. In other words, it is solar power, but with a shipping-industry gym membership.
A SEA OF PANELS
This is not your garden-variety floating array. CHN Energy describes the project as a fixed-pile offshore PV system, designed to sit about 8 kilometers from shore and handle waves, tides, strong winds, and seasonal sea ice without immediately filing for retirement. pv magazine reported that the panels are mounted on 60-by-35-meter steel platforms, tilted at 15 degrees, and connected through a 66-kilovolt subsea cable system with onshore transmission infrastructure. So yes, the engineering is serious. The drama is mostly in the size.
WHY IT MATTERS
The developer says the plant should generate about 1.78 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity a year, enough to meet the needs of roughly 2.67 million urban residents, while avoiding around 1.34 million tons of carbon dioxide and saving more than 500,000 tons of standard coal. Those are company estimates, so treat them as reported projections rather than holy scripture, but the basic point is hard to miss: this is a very large clean-power machine with a very large ambition. CHN Energy also says the site uses a “PV-above, farming-below” model, mixing power generation with aquaculture. Multi-use land? More like multi-use sea.
The timing is not random either. Reuters reported that China connected the world’s largest solar farm in Xinjiang in 2024, and The Guardian reported in June 2025 that China added 198 gigawatts of solar and 46 gigawatts of wind in just the first five months of the year, with installed solar capacity passing 1,000 gigawatts. So this offshore project is not a quirky one-off; it is part of a national habit of building renewable energy at a scale that makes other countries look like they are still printing brochures.
The hot take is simple: the future of solar may not always be rooftops and deserts. Sometimes it looks like a steel fortress at sea, built to wrestle weather, salinity, and gravity into submission. For readers who enjoy the bigger-picture angle on energy megaprojects, thisclaimer.com also tracks similar scale-and-geopolitics stories with a very internet-friendly sense of proportion.
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CHN Energy — https://www.ceic.com/gjnyjtwwEn/xwzx/202411/c315e1982ebc4a68844a7473a2734d18.shtml
pv magazine International — https://www.pv-magazine.com/2025/12/29/china-commissions-worlds-largest-1-gw-open-sea-offshore-solar-project/
Reuters — https://www.reuters.com/world/china/worlds-biggest-solar-farm-comes-online-chinas-xinjiang-2024-06-03/
The Guardian — https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jun/26/china-breaks-more-records-with-massive-build-up-of-wind-and-solar-power
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China’s Offshore Solar Giant Is Real, and It’s Doing the Most
Click to watch: China’s HG14 offshore solar project turns the sea into a power grid, with fish farming reportedly sharing the space below.Dear Cherubs, China has done what it so often does with infrastructure: taken a perfectly sensible idea and scaled it up until it looks like a dare. Off Dongying, in Shandong province, CHN Energy says it has brought online a 1-gigawatt open-sea offshore solar project built with 2,934 PV platforms, more than 2.3 million modules, and 11,736 steel piles hammered into the seabed. In other words, it is solar power, but with a shipping-industry gym membership.
A SEA OF PANELS
This is not your garden-variety floating array. CHN Energy describes the project as a fixed-pile offshore PV system, designed to sit about 8 kilometers from shore and handle waves, tides, strong winds, and seasonal sea ice without immediately filing for retirement. pv magazine reported that the panels are mounted on 60-by-35-meter steel platforms, tilted at 15 degrees, and connected through a 66-kilovolt subsea cable system with onshore transmission infrastructure. So yes, the engineering is serious. The drama is mostly in the size.
WHY IT MATTERS
The developer says the plant should generate about 1.78 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity a year, enough to meet the needs of roughly 2.67 million urban residents, while avoiding around 1.34 million tons of carbon dioxide and saving more than 500,000 tons of standard coal. Those are company estimates, so treat them as reported projections rather than holy scripture, but the basic point is hard to miss: this is a very large clean-power machine with a very large ambition. CHN Energy also says the site uses a “PV-above, farming-below” model, mixing power generation with aquaculture. Multi-use land? More like multi-use sea.
The timing is not random either. Reuters reported that China connected the world’s largest solar farm in Xinjiang in 2024, and The Guardian reported in June 2025 that China added 198 gigawatts of solar and 46 gigawatts of wind in just the first five months of the year, with installed solar capacity passing 1,000 gigawatts. So this offshore project is not a quirky one-off; it is part of a national habit of building renewable energy at a scale that makes other countries look like they are still printing brochures.
The hot take is simple: the future of solar may not always be rooftops and deserts. Sometimes it looks like a steel fortress at sea, built to wrestle weather, salinity, and gravity into submission. For readers who enjoy the bigger-picture angle on energy megaprojects, thisclaimer.com also tracks similar scale-and-geopolitics stories with a very internet-friendly sense of proportion.
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CHN Energy — https://www.ceic.com/gjnyjtwwEn/xwzx/202411/c315e1982ebc4a68844a7473a2734d18.shtml
pv magazine International — https://www.pv-magazine.com/2025/12/29/china-commissions-worlds-largest-1-gw-open-sea-offshore-solar-project/
Reuters — https://www.reuters.com/world/china/worlds-biggest-solar-farm-comes-online-chinas-xinjiang-2024-06-03/
The Guardian — https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jun/26/china-breaks-more-records-with-massive-build-up-of-wind-and-solar-power
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China’s Offshore Solar Giant Is Real, and It’s Doing the Most
Click to watch: China’s HG14 offshore solar project turns the sea into a power grid, with fish farming reportedly sharing the space below.Dear Cherubs, China has done what it so often does with infrastructure: taken a perfectly sensible idea and scaled it up until it looks like a dare. Off Dongying, in Shandong province, CHN Energy says it has brought online a 1-gigawatt open-sea offshore solar project built with 2,934 PV platforms, more than 2.3 million modules, and 11,736 steel piles hammered into the seabed. In other words, it is solar power, but with a shipping-industry gym membership.
A SEA OF PANELS
This is not your garden-variety floating array. CHN Energy describes the project as a fixed-pile offshore PV system, designed to sit about 8 kilometers from shore and handle waves, tides, strong winds, and seasonal sea ice without immediately filing for retirement. pv magazine reported that the panels are mounted on 60-by-35-meter steel platforms, tilted at 15 degrees, and connected through a 66-kilovolt subsea cable system with onshore transmission infrastructure. So yes, the engineering is serious. The drama is mostly in the size.
WHY IT MATTERS
The developer says the plant should generate about 1.78 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity a year, enough to meet the needs of roughly 2.67 million urban residents, while avoiding around 1.34 million tons of carbon dioxide and saving more than 500,000 tons of standard coal. Those are company estimates, so treat them as reported projections rather than holy scripture, but the basic point is hard to miss: this is a very large clean-power machine with a very large ambition. CHN Energy also says the site uses a “PV-above, farming-below” model, mixing power generation with aquaculture. Multi-use land? More like multi-use sea.
The timing is not random either. Reuters reported that China connected the world’s largest solar farm in Xinjiang in 2024, and The Guardian reported in June 2025 that China added 198 gigawatts of solar and 46 gigawatts of wind in just the first five months of the year, with installed solar capacity passing 1,000 gigawatts. So this offshore project is not a quirky one-off; it is part of a national habit of building renewable energy at a scale that makes other countries look like they are still printing brochures.
The hot take is simple: the future of solar may not always be rooftops and deserts. Sometimes it looks like a steel fortress at sea, built to wrestle weather, salinity, and gravity into submission. For readers who enjoy the bigger-picture angle on energy megaprojects, thisclaimer.com also tracks similar scale-and-geopolitics stories with a very internet-friendly sense of proportion.
Sources list
The Thisclaimer logo blends a classic warning symbol with a brain icon to represent critical thinking, curiosity, and thoughtful disclaimers. #China #cleanPower #climateChange #climateTech #dongying #energy #energyTransition #environment #marineEngineering #offshoreSolar #renewableEnergy #shandong #solarFarm #sustainability
CHN Energy — https://www.ceic.com/gjnyjtwwEn/xwzx/202411/c315e1982ebc4a68844a7473a2734d18.shtml
pv magazine International — https://www.pv-magazine.com/2025/12/29/china-commissions-worlds-largest-1-gw-open-sea-offshore-solar-project/
Reuters — https://www.reuters.com/world/china/worlds-biggest-solar-farm-comes-online-chinas-xinjiang-2024-06-03/
The Guardian — https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jun/26/china-breaks-more-records-with-massive-build-up-of-wind-and-solar-power
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Canary Media | Ohio blocks big solar farm, despite apparently fake public comments by Kathiann M. Kowalski
Ohio regulators have blocked yet another major solar project because of local pushback, even though a significant number of public comments opposing the array appear to be fabricated. It’s the latest blow to solar in a state that defers to local governments on renewable energy, but not on fossil fuels. The Ohio…
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Canary Media | Ohio blocks big solar farm, despite apparently fake public comments by Kathiann M. Kowalski
Ohio regulators have blocked yet another major solar project because of local pushback, even though a significant number of public comments opposing the array appear to be fabricated. It’s the latest blow to solar in a state that defers to local governments on renewable energy, but not on fossil fuels. The Ohio…
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Canary Media | Ohio blocks big solar farm, despite apparently fake public comments by Kathiann M. Kowalski
Ohio regulators have blocked yet another major solar project because of local pushback, even though a significant number of public comments opposing the array appear to be fabricated. It’s the latest blow to solar in a state that defers to local governments on renewable energy, but not on fossil fuels. The Ohio…
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Canary Media | Ohio blocks big solar farm, despite apparently fake public comments by Kathiann M. Kowalski
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Swansea lagoon dream back on track as major energy deal signed
A landmark agreement between Swansea Council and energy firm Batri Ltd will see the former Tir John landfill site turned into a new solar farm — a crucial first building block in a much bigger, multi-billion-pound vision.
And at the heart of it all? The long-discussed Swansea Bay tidal lagoon.
From landfill to power station
The deal will transform the Tir John site into a solar energy hub capable of generating around 3 megawatts of electricity — enough to power hundreds of homes.
But this is about far more than solar panels.
The site is set to form the foundation for a sweeping renewable energy programme across Swansea — including a tidal lagoon, floating solar installations, a high-tech battery plant, a data centre and a transport hub powered by clean energy.
Crucially, the solar farm will be privately funded — meaning no direct cost to taxpayers.
Artist’s impression of the proposed solar farm at Tir John and wider development layout, forming the first phase of Swansea’s renewable energy project.
(Image: Swansea Council)A project years in the making
This ambitious scheme has been talked about for well over a decade — and has gone through several transformations along the way.
What began life as the Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon captured national attention as a pioneering renewable energy project. But after setbacks and funding challenges, the vision evolved.
At one stage, plans were reimagined as the dramatic “Dragon Energy Island” concept — complete with Dubai-style manmade islands shaped like a dragon stretching out into the bay.
More recently, the wider scheme has been known as “Blue Eden”, bringing together a mix of renewable energy, industry and innovation.
Now, even that branding appears to be quietly fading — as focus shifts firmly onto delivery rather than design names and grand concepts.
Despite the changing labels, one thing has stayed the same: the ambition to harness the power of the tides and transform Swansea’s economic future.
Artist’s impression of a battery manufacturing plant proposed for Fabian Way (Image: Swansea Council)‘Once-in-a-generation’ opportunity
Council leader Rob Stewart says the latest deal could mark the moment the project finally becomes real.
“Our ambition is to become one of the leading renewable energy regions in Europe by creating a once-in-a-generation tidal lagoon in Swansea Bay,” he said.
“The plan for Tir John is a strategic first step to create part of the energy infrastructure that’s needed to allow the lagoon project’s tidal and land elements to proceed.
“A range of other renewable energy technologies will also be included in the overall project, helping create thousands of high-quality jobs while laying the foundations for long-term investment and sustainable growth.
“A tidal lagoon here would put the city on the world map for renewable energy and deliver clean power for decades. The momentum is building, and the vision is very much alive.”
Thousands of jobs and billions in investment
If delivered in full, the wider scheme could create thousands of skilled jobs and pump billions into the regional economy.
Alongside the lagoon itself, plans include:
- A major battery manufacturing plant
- A new data centre
- Floating solar developments
- A renewable-powered transport hub
The project is centred around Swansea Port and Fabian Way — with the Tir John solar site acting as a key early phase to unlock further development.
Stephen Hughes, chief technology officer at Batri, said the agreement signals the moment the project moves from concept to reality.
“This is an important moment because it is where the overall Swansea project starts to become real on the ground,” he said.
“Tir John will generate renewable energy from its new solar farm, but its role is bigger than that. It begins to create the energy base for the wider project — one that can support future industrial development in Swansea, including a battery facility that will create significant skilled jobs as later phases come forward.”
A vision that refuses to fade
Swansea Bay News has charted the twists and turns of the lagoon story over recent years — from renewed political backing and funding for research, to fresh designs and international investment interest.
There have been moments when the project appeared to stall.
Questions have been raised about funding, feasibility and whether tidal lagoon technology could compete with other forms of renewable energy.
But supporters have consistently argued the lagoon would be a game-changer — providing predictable, renewable electricity while creating a striking new landmark for the region.
More than just energy
If it goes ahead, the lagoon won’t just be an infrastructure project.
Plans suggest it could become a major visitor attraction — with public spaces, leisure opportunities and a focus on marine ecology and climate innovation.
In short, it’s being pitched not just as a power station, but as a destination.
What happens next?
With planning already in place for the first phase of the solar farm, work could now begin to gather pace.
Further announcements are expected as additional parts of the project move forward — with momentum once again building behind one of Wales’ most ambitious renewable energy proposals.
After years of false starts, rebrands and big promises, Swansea’s tidal lagoon dream may finally be edging closer to reality.
Related stories from Swansea Bay News
£1.7bn ‘Blue Eden’ tidal lagoon plan unveiled for Swansea
Earlier plans set out the scale of ambition behind the lagoon project and wider renewable energy vision.Battery factory plans to power Swansea’s green energy future
Proposals for a major battery plant form a key part of the wider scheme now moving forward.Land deal boosts renewable energy plans at Swansea Port
Previous agreement seen as a crucial step in unlocking development around the port and Fabian Way.New images reveal £6.5bn Swansea Port transformation
Visuals showed how the lagoon and wider developments could reshape Swansea Bay.£750,000 boost for tidal lagoon research
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