China lights up first 100MW solar power plant as part of a green-energy push | South China Morning Post

China’s first 100-megawatt solar power plant has gone into operation in Dunhuang in the northwestern province of Gansu. The molten-salt solar-tower plant covers 7.8 sq km, and uses 12,000 large movable mirrors, to concentrate sunlight on a 260-metre tall tower that absorbs heat. China has set a goal of using renewab…

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