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Solar Array 250 Miles Long to Power Beijing (www.goodnewsnetwork.org)
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At 250 miles long, 3 miles wide, and currently generating 5.4 gigawatts, the Kubuqi Desert solar array will be the world’s largest by a country mile when finished in 2030.

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[–] ericjmorey@lemmy.world 3 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Unfortunately they're also producing and burning the most coal. Hopefully they can stop that really soon.

[–] holo@lemmy.wtf 3 points 13 hours ago

They're certainly trying. This project is part of that effort.