Photos Capture the Breathtaking Scale of China's Wind and Solar Buildout

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China installed over half of global wind and solar capacity last year.
In May alone, China added renewable energy equivalent to powering Poland, installing solar panels at a rate of about 100 per second.
Renewable energy projects span from urban rooftop solar panels in eastern cities to vast wind farms in western deserts.
Photographer Weimin Chu uses drones to capture the scale of these projects, drawing inspiration from traditional Chinese ink paintings.
Chu's work was featured in a Greenpeace award-winning exhibition, highlighting the shift to renewable energy.
Chu transitioned from landscape photography to documenting renewable energy projects, recognizing it as a defining story of the era.

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