China's Dongying City uses idle land of oilfield to develop clean energy

An aerial drone photo taken on Aug. 8, 2025 shows a demonstration project for integrated photovoltaic and energy storage in Dongying City, east China's Shandong Province. Dongying City has been actively developing clean energy in recent years. To make the best of idle land at Shengli Oilfield, a demonstration project for integrated photovoltaic and energy storage with a total installed capacity of 300 megawatts was accomplished in May 2025, seen to annually turn out 480 million kilowatt-hours of electricity. (Xinhua/Guo Xulei)

A drone photo taken on Aug. 8, 2025 shows a demonstration project for integrated photovoltaic and energy storage in Dongying City, east China's Shandong Province. Dongying City has been actively developing clean energy in recent years. To make the best of idle land at Shengli Oilfield, a demonstration project for integrated photovoltaic and energy storage with a total installed capacity of 300 megawatts was accomplished in May 2025, seen to annually turn out 480 million kilowatt-hours of electricity. (Xinhua/Guo Xulei)

A drone photo taken on Aug. 8, 2025 shows a demonstration project for integrated photovoltaic and energy storage in Dongying City, east China's Shandong Province. Dongying City has been actively developing clean energy in recent years. To make the best of idle land at Shengli Oilfield, a demonstration project for integrated photovoltaic and energy storage with a total installed capacity of 300 megawatts was accomplished in May 2025, seen to annually turn out 480 million kilowatt-hours of electricity. (Xinhua/Guo Xulei)

A drone photo taken on Aug. 8, 2025 shows a demonstration project for integrated photovoltaic and energy storage in Dongying City, east China's Shandong Province. Dongying City has been actively developing clean energy in recent years. To make the best of idle land at Shengli Oilfield, a demonstration project for integrated photovoltaic and energy storage with a total installed capacity of 300 megawatts was accomplished in May 2025, seen to annually turn out 480 million kilowatt-hours of electricity. (Xinhua/Guo Xulei)