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Feb24

Written by:host
2/24/2009 1:25 PM 

China building solar plant for 30K homes  

Feb 21, Beijing

China will start construction as early as March 2009 on an experimental solar thermal plant capable of powering at least 30,000 homes. Asia's first 1.5-megawatt solar thermal power station will be built in a Beijing suburb at a cost of $14.7 million and start operating in 2010. The plant would be designed and operated by 10 Chinese institutions and companies, including the academy, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Huadian Corp. and Himin Solar Group...more

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