AUGUST 2017 | MANE ENERGY | 7
CHINA IS LEADING THE WORLD IN RENEWABLE ENERGY PRODUCTION
The largest solar farm in the world - Longyangxia Dam Solar Park, all 30sq km of it - is a Chinese project. And the country recently opened the world's largest floating solar farm, in Huainan, Anhui Province. China has even launched a panda-shaped solar farm.
According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), the country installed more than 34 gigawatts of solar capacity in 2016 - more than double the figure for the US and nearly half of the total added capacity worldwide that year. Early figures for 2017 show China has added another eight gigawatts in the first quarter alone. Despite this effort, China still has a long way to go, with only 1% of the country’s total energy demand being filled by solar. ■