Country China Start 2007 Area 3 km² Phone +86 534 508 9201 | City Dezhou Time zone 東八區 (UTC+8) Province Shandong Founder Huang Ming | |
Founded by Huang Ming, Himin Solar Energy Group Website www.chinasolarvalley.com Address Decheng, Dezhou, Shandong, China | ||
China's Solar Valley (Chinese: 中国太阳谷) located in Dezhou, Shandong province, China, is "a massive exercise in social, economic and ecological engineering" using solar power in China. It is planned to cost $740 million USD, which includes $10 million to install solar lighting along roadways. The project is led by Himin Solar Energy Group, the world's largest solar water heater manufacturer.
Etymology
Solar Valley is named after Silicon Valley.
References
Solar Valley (China) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA