China Three Gorges Energy, a state-owned power company, set the gears in motion with the construction of the first pilot project as part of the 16 GW Kubuqi Desert energy hub. Jointly constructed with the Mengneng Group, the Kubuqi hub is claimed to be the world’s largest renewable farm of its type. The pilot project will take the shape of a 1GW solar farm plus additional storage. With planned capacities of 8GW solar, 4GW wind and 4GW coal that will account for peak demand amortization, the almost green desert farm doesn’t have a public deadline as of now, but it will most likely be fully operational by the end of the decade as China is preparing to meet its 2030…