China fires up world’s largest open sea solar farm

Beijing says it is striving for carbon neutrality by 2060

A massive offshore floating solar park in China has begun generating power, according to a statement from state-owned China Energy Investment Corporation (CHN Energy). The country is the largest energy consumer in the world and has sought to accelerate transition towards renewable energy sources.

The one-gigawatt (GW) photovoltaic (PV) project, located eight kilometers off...