Akse County's Giant Tower Concentrated Solar Power Plant: How "Sunflowers" on the Gobi Desert Illuminate the Night?Located in Akse County, Jiuquan City, at the westernmost end of the Hexi Corridor, a recently grid-connected tower concentrated solar power (CSP) project, the largest single-unit project under construction in China, has begun operation. Situated on a Gobi Desert plateau nearly 3,000 meters above sea level, with temperatures plummeting to -15, this project utilizes advanced technology to convert the desert's abundant solar energy into a continuous supply of electricity, even at night, opening new avenues for green energy utilization...

On the vast Gobi in Yuli County, Bayingolin Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, rows of photovoltaic power generation panels are neatly arranged. This is the location of the 100000 kilowatt photovoltaic project, the first external clean energy supply new energy station of China Petroleum Tarim Oilfield Company...