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Sunnier Skies ahead for China's Renewable Energy Projects

Article Sustainability 1 February 2019

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Site Specific: Sunnier Skies ahead for China's Renewable Energy Projects (2019). PM Network, 33(2), 12–13.
Suide County, located on the Loess Plateau in northwest China's Shaanxi Province, has abundant sunshine and ample amounts of unused land. In an effort to use those two conditions to lower the area's utility costs, local authorities have partnered with a provincial branch of electricity service provider State Grid on a project to build a 33-megawatt photovoltaic power station.
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