sustainability
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While Bombs Fall, China Powers Hope with Solar in Gaza

China’s low-cost solar panels are bringing light and hope to Palestinians living under the shadow of war in Gaza. In Gaza’s refugee camps, besieged by Israeli occupation forces, one of the most crucial survival tools may come as a surprise: solar panels. While food and water are essential to life, in Gaza, a city under siege, Continue reading
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South Africa’s China-built Concentrated Solar Thermal Power Project

The China-built Redstone Concentrated Solar Thermal Power (CSP) Project in South Africa, the first-of-its-kind in sub-Saharan Africa, is due to be connected to the grid in early September 2024. CSP plants produce electricity by concentrating solar thermal energy using mirrors to reflect the sun to a receiver that collects and stores the heat energy to power a Continue reading