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The Scale of China’s Solar-Power Projects

By Feature China and Alan Taylor

A photograph showing floating solar panels on a lake, with a thin strip of land in the center. — A solar farm stretches across much of an aquatic farm built on land subsided by coal mining in Suixi County, central China's Anhui province, Monday, April 28, 2025, WAN SC / Feature China/Future Publishing via Getty Images

Last year, China installed more wind turbines and solar panels than the rest of the world combined. In his photojournalistic newsletter, Alan Taylor shared a catalogue of photos showcasing the staggering scale of China’s solar panel installation.

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