Is Shandong leading China's rooftop solar-development initiatives?

Shandong is leading China’s rooftop solar-development initiatives, accounting for 18% of such projects across the country. As of March, the province had installed 33 gigawatts (GW) of distributed solar capacity, enough to power an estimated 18 million homes.

Is China developing a rooftop solar system?

Fishman, an energy analyst at the Lantau Group, an economic consultancy firm in Shanghai, was keen to meet with developers in Shandong to understand how China is developing extensive rooftop solar installations at such a remarkable pace.

Will Chinese rooftop solar panels make China a record-setting year?

A major push to install rooftop solar panels on Chinese buildings is putting the nation on track for another record-setting year on renewable energy.

Will rooftop solar help decarbonise China's power sector?

The rooftop solar programme, she added, will “no doubt help to decarbonise China’s power sector and help with the energy system transition”. The programme has been hailed for the way it delivers a top-down policy in a decentralised manner.

How big is China's solar capacity?

In the first five months of the year, China’s overall installed solar capacity was 24GW – a year-on-year increase of close to 140%. This is largely driven by “ clean energy bases ” – unprecedented concentrations of large-scale solar projects in China’s deserts and on barren land.

Does distributed solar work in rural China?

Research is showing the impacts of distributed solar projects in rural China. Huiming Zhang, a renewable-energy economist at the Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology says that overall, SEPAP has been successful.