Energy & Climate March 27, 2026 301 stories in this edition

Why China’s space-based solar power is the next frontier of green energy

SCMP Asia / Asia / 1m ago / Genevieve Donnellon-May
Why China’s space-based solar power is the next frontier of green energy

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Amid turmoil in the Middle East, including the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz, through which roughly a quarter of the world’s seaborne oil passes, Beijing is pressing ahead with its Zhuri (sun-chasing) project to build solar power stations in space. Chinese Academy of Engineering academician and senior rocket scientist Long Lehao likened this space-based solar power programme to putting the Three Gorges Da...

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Amid turmoil in the Middle East, including the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz, through which roughly a quarter of the world’s seaborne oil passes, Beijing is pressing ahead with its Zhuri (sun-chasing) project...

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