{"id":279849,"date":"2023-09-21T20:37:40","date_gmt":"2023-09-21T18:37:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=279849"},"modified":"2023-09-21T20:37:43","modified_gmt":"2023-09-21T18:37:43","slug":"l-a-times-green-china-latest-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=279849","title":{"rendered":"L A Times \u201cGreen China\u201d Latest News"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
\"\"
The Skyline of Chongqing<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From Watts Up With That?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Guest essay by Larry Hamlin<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The September 17, 2023 edition of the L A Times published the latest\u00a0China Watch section<\/a>\u00a0(shown below) which highlights a large Solar PV project in Chongqing where a 37 MW facility on the rooftop of a large car manufacturing company went into operation in April of this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

This large PV project is touted as being able to save 264,500 short tons of coal use over its planned<\/strong> 25-year life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Energy Institute data shows<\/a> that China\u2019s coal energy use increased by about 1% between 2021 and 2022 representing a growth in coal consumption from 4.68 billion short tons in 2021<\/a> to about 4.73 billion short tons in 2022 with further growth expected to occur through at least year 2030.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In year 2018 China consumed about 4.38 billion short tons of coal which has now increased during the 5-year period through 2022 by about 350 million short tons according to EIA and Energy Institute data. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 25 year expected savings<\/strong> in coal consumption of this PV project represents about 0.5% of the yearly coal use increase<\/strong> that occurred between 2021 and 2022 and about 0.075% of the 5-year increase<\/strong> in coal use that occurred between 2018 and 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stated another way it would take about 200 PV projects like this each operating for 25 years to save an amount of coal equivalent to the yearly increase of China\u2019s coal use just between 2021 and 2022<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Given the continuing growth of China\u2019s huge coal use that has occurred over the last 5 years it is abundantly clear China will continue to depend and rely upon coal as its primary energy resource for the foreseeable future. \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The September 17, 2023 edition of the L A Times published the latest\u00a0China Watch section\u00a0(shown below) which highlights a large Solar PV project in Chongqing where a 37 MW facility on the rooftop of a large car manufacturing company went into operation in April of this year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":121246920,"featured_media":279852,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","_crdt_document":"","advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[691822852,691822850,691822057,691819998,691822849],"class_list":{"0":"post-279849","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"hentry","7":"category-uncategorized","8":"tag-chinas-coal-use","9":"tag-chongqing","10":"tag-green-china","11":"tag-green-propaganda","12":"tag-solar-pv-project","14":"fallback-thumbnail"},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/0the-skyline-of-chongqing-photographed-at-nanshan-p.webp?fit=3870%2C1541&ssl=1","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/paxLW1-1aNH","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":425487,"url":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=425487","url_meta":{"origin":279849,"position":0},"title":"Wind and Solar Ruin Grid\u00a0Transformers","author":"uwe.roland.gross","date":"02\/10\/2026","format":false,"excerpt":"A recent study by researchers in Chongqing, China, published in the journal Power System Technology on January 16, 2026, highlights how high levels of renewable energy integration could accelerate the aging of power transformers- particularly relevant to the United States, where much of the grid infrastructure is already outdated.","rel":"","context":"In \"China\"","block_context":{"text":"China","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?tag=china"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0AQNl47WuA1mciCRjfhAUq3zDgviWvFhDizoaTO0GVcMwNq1axTizENr-grt43wzxia7vNnSfpFfWtkuGHYBkCrZoAdMkjqxJ8tMf3TXKKlLmLWDHLVqUElomJ6vGzEe6-1.jpeg?fit=1200%2C679&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0AQNl47WuA1mciCRjfhAUq3zDgviWvFhDizoaTO0GVcMwNq1axTizENr-grt43wzxia7vNnSfpFfWtkuGHYBkCrZoAdMkjqxJ8tMf3TXKKlLmLWDHLVqUElomJ6vGzEe6-1.jpeg?fit=1200%2C679&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0AQNl47WuA1mciCRjfhAUq3zDgviWvFhDizoaTO0GVcMwNq1axTizENr-grt43wzxia7vNnSfpFfWtkuGHYBkCrZoAdMkjqxJ8tMf3TXKKlLmLWDHLVqUElomJ6vGzEe6-1.jpeg?fit=1200%2C679&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0AQNl47WuA1mciCRjfhAUq3zDgviWvFhDizoaTO0GVcMwNq1axTizENr-grt43wzxia7vNnSfpFfWtkuGHYBkCrZoAdMkjqxJ8tMf3TXKKlLmLWDHLVqUElomJ6vGzEe6-1.jpeg?fit=1200%2C679&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0AQNl47WuA1mciCRjfhAUq3zDgviWvFhDizoaTO0GVcMwNq1axTizENr-grt43wzxia7vNnSfpFfWtkuGHYBkCrZoAdMkjqxJ8tMf3TXKKlLmLWDHLVqUElomJ6vGzEe6-1.jpeg?fit=1200%2C679&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":239818,"url":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=239818","url_meta":{"origin":279849,"position":1},"title":"The Clean Energy Manufacturing Renaissance Falsehood","author":"uwe.roland.gross","date":"01\/15\/2023","format":false,"excerpt":"All the global renewable energy push is achieving is to add to the economic incentive for China to commit horrific human rights abuses. The alleged \u201cnew industrial revolution\u201d manufacturing opportunity, for everywhere except low cost energy nations like China, is a pipe dream.","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-689.png?fit=1024%2C768&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-689.png?fit=1024%2C768&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-689.png?fit=1024%2C768&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-689.png?fit=1024%2C768&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":361230,"url":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=361230","url_meta":{"origin":279849,"position":2},"title":"Fritz Vahrenholt: After the dark doldrums comes the light breeze","author":"uwe.roland.gross","date":"01\/10\/2025","format":false,"excerpt":"In November and December, Germany experienced what happens to a power supply system when it relies on solar power and wind energy and shuts down controllable coal and nuclear power plants. When the sun is not shining and the wind fails to materialize, causing electricity to become scarce, prices rise\u2026","rel":"","context":"In \"Blackout\"","block_context":{"text":"Blackout","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?tag=blackout"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/00Blackouts-in-Bars-and-Restaurants-1.jpg?fit=1200%2C848&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/00Blackouts-in-Bars-and-Restaurants-1.jpg?fit=1200%2C848&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/00Blackouts-in-Bars-and-Restaurants-1.jpg?fit=1200%2C848&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/00Blackouts-in-Bars-and-Restaurants-1.jpg?fit=1200%2C848&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/00Blackouts-in-Bars-and-Restaurants-1.jpg?fit=1200%2C848&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":400257,"url":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=400257","url_meta":{"origin":279849,"position":3},"title":"Why Dislike Solar\u00a0Power","author":"uwe.roland.gross","date":"09\/05\/2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Because solar farms are a giant waste of land and natural resources.\u00a0","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0AQOPJyRtntuQ7Nml4NCCDu-jY1KkjFY21hY5Ejs9YRJu1o_hVZPI5p5LSIsNFijT5hGpjK9E1pA6e3xaCP_NR39V74gVeDtNbeBSfGWXTvhLqjJBUccweEDL8ygIu2hdg-aIUcBkyC1-ejCh-xq9BatVWCfDpA-1.jpeg?fit=1200%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0AQOPJyRtntuQ7Nml4NCCDu-jY1KkjFY21hY5Ejs9YRJu1o_hVZPI5p5LSIsNFijT5hGpjK9E1pA6e3xaCP_NR39V74gVeDtNbeBSfGWXTvhLqjJBUccweEDL8ygIu2hdg-aIUcBkyC1-ejCh-xq9BatVWCfDpA-1.jpeg?fit=1200%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0AQOPJyRtntuQ7Nml4NCCDu-jY1KkjFY21hY5Ejs9YRJu1o_hVZPI5p5LSIsNFijT5hGpjK9E1pA6e3xaCP_NR39V74gVeDtNbeBSfGWXTvhLqjJBUccweEDL8ygIu2hdg-aIUcBkyC1-ejCh-xq9BatVWCfDpA-1.jpeg?fit=1200%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0AQOPJyRtntuQ7Nml4NCCDu-jY1KkjFY21hY5Ejs9YRJu1o_hVZPI5p5LSIsNFijT5hGpjK9E1pA6e3xaCP_NR39V74gVeDtNbeBSfGWXTvhLqjJBUccweEDL8ygIu2hdg-aIUcBkyC1-ejCh-xq9BatVWCfDpA-1.jpeg?fit=1200%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0AQOPJyRtntuQ7Nml4NCCDu-jY1KkjFY21hY5Ejs9YRJu1o_hVZPI5p5LSIsNFijT5hGpjK9E1pA6e3xaCP_NR39V74gVeDtNbeBSfGWXTvhLqjJBUccweEDL8ygIu2hdg-aIUcBkyC1-ejCh-xq9BatVWCfDpA-1.jpeg?fit=1200%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":407292,"url":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=407292","url_meta":{"origin":279849,"position":4},"title":"Utility-scale Solar: The Grim News Begins (Blue Ridge \u201cwind-down\u2019)","author":"uwe.roland.gross","date":"10\/09\/2025","format":false,"excerpt":"\u201cSolar construction firm Blue Ridge Power issues mass worker layoff in North Carolina,\u201d read the article in pv magazine. \u201cThe utility-scale solar engineering, procurement and construction firm filed a WARN act with the state, cutting over 500 jobs.\u201d","rel":"","context":"In \"Blue Ridge Power\"","block_context":{"text":"Blue Ridge Power","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?tag=blue-ridge-power"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/AQNNJbgkALrVzctMoejK3N-tVWQAhFZBjWVoZ9rxaH9XS70Z7h2z1RxAsoUTB51c_sQV8Sr_oWJ3A-r_60J-YqmXpySY-TNPzQpb2S0A6koYDW1ZM9dibYXp6tRX4YBGDNUivOeo-hXKAsLBTgsVFb4kz2crIQ.jpeg?fit=1200%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/AQNNJbgkALrVzctMoejK3N-tVWQAhFZBjWVoZ9rxaH9XS70Z7h2z1RxAsoUTB51c_sQV8Sr_oWJ3A-r_60J-YqmXpySY-TNPzQpb2S0A6koYDW1ZM9dibYXp6tRX4YBGDNUivOeo-hXKAsLBTgsVFb4kz2crIQ.jpeg?fit=1200%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/AQNNJbgkALrVzctMoejK3N-tVWQAhFZBjWVoZ9rxaH9XS70Z7h2z1RxAsoUTB51c_sQV8Sr_oWJ3A-r_60J-YqmXpySY-TNPzQpb2S0A6koYDW1ZM9dibYXp6tRX4YBGDNUivOeo-hXKAsLBTgsVFb4kz2crIQ.jpeg?fit=1200%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/AQNNJbgkALrVzctMoejK3N-tVWQAhFZBjWVoZ9rxaH9XS70Z7h2z1RxAsoUTB51c_sQV8Sr_oWJ3A-r_60J-YqmXpySY-TNPzQpb2S0A6koYDW1ZM9dibYXp6tRX4YBGDNUivOeo-hXKAsLBTgsVFb4kz2crIQ.jpeg?fit=1200%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/AQNNJbgkALrVzctMoejK3N-tVWQAhFZBjWVoZ9rxaH9XS70Z7h2z1RxAsoUTB51c_sQV8Sr_oWJ3A-r_60J-YqmXpySY-TNPzQpb2S0A6koYDW1ZM9dibYXp6tRX4YBGDNUivOeo-hXKAsLBTgsVFb4kz2crIQ.jpeg?fit=1200%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":225628,"url":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=225628","url_meta":{"origin":279849,"position":5},"title":"Europe Importing $35.77 Billion of Solar Panels \u2013 And they Still Have an Energy Crisis","author":"uwe.roland.gross","date":"10\/25\/2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Does anyone seriously believe $35 billion spent on solar panels will make a significant difference to Europe\u2019s energy crisis?","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/image-1190.png?fit=800%2C400&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/image-1190.png?fit=800%2C400&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/image-1190.png?fit=800%2C400&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/image-1190.png?fit=800%2C400&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/279849","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/121246920"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=279849"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/279849\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":279854,"href":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/279849\/revisions\/279854"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/279852"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=279849"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=279849"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=279849"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}