xlarge-$5bn China 2GW Solar PV at Ordos for 3m homes

Post date: Sep 12, 2009 9:49:1 AM

Mike Ahearn, chief executive of First Solar, left, greets Wu Bangguo, chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress of China

photo credit: First Solar

size comparison 25 square miles solar farm

about 1.5 x Newark - New York distance

Ordona mongolian desert china 2GW ready 2019 - 3m homes power

25 square miles, construction start 2010

Source: nytimes.com | Ordos Google map china