About a quarter of China’s land is classified as desert, and campaigns to contain and restore sandy lands have been underway since the 1970s. In the arid regions of northern China, dozens of workers are pruning goji berry bushes that grow under the protection of thousands of solar panels. Solar
In western China’s Xinjiang region, a prototype of the world’s most powerful flying wind turbine, the S1500, developed by Beijing-based startup Saw Energy Technology, was successfully launched into the sky . Resembling an airship the size of a basketball court and as tall as a 13-story building, this intriguing design is a
Concentrated Sun: China is transitioning to solar energy, and that’s a problem. In China’s Gansu Province, Three Gorges Group plans to fully launch the world’s first concentrating solar power plant—a thermal solar power plant with two receiving towers and intersecting fields of mirrors. Its capacity will be sufficient to supply
QAZAQ GREEN. A recent study indicates that vertically designed “solar trees” can generate electricity on par with conventional solar farms while reducing associated forest loss by up to 99 percent. “Through 3D geospatial simulations and standard test conditions, we show that linear arrangements of solar tree structures preserve 99 percent of
QAZAQ GREEN. From 2–3 September 2025, students and faculty at the State Energy Institute of Turkmenistan in Mary took part in a series of capacity-building activities organized by GIZ through two of its energy programs: EU4SustainableCentralAsia: Renewable Energy in Central Asia (EURECA) and EU for a Green Turkmenistan: Policy Dialogue
Central Asia is a region where agriculture and waste management contribute significantly to methane emissions – a greenhouse gas 28 times more potent than carbon dioxide CO₂ over a 100-year period. Methane accounts for nearly 30% of global warming. In our countries significant methane emissions come from livestock manure, and
QAZAQ GREEN. In the first half of 2025, Kyrgyzstan’s first floating solar power plant generated 75,000 kilowatt-hours of electricity, which is 5.6% more than planned, Akchabar reported. The power plant was commissioned in June 2024 and is located on the reservoir of HPP-5 of Chakan HPP OJSC. Over the year of
QAZAQ GREEN. The Cabinet of Ministers of Kyrgyzstan and Vietnamese company RECA LLC – ROX ENERGY GLOBAL have signed an investment agreement to construct a solar power plant with a planned installed capacity of up to 1,900 megawatts in the village of Kyzyl-Oruk, Toru-Aigyr rural district, Issyk-Kul Region, according to 24.kg citing
QAZAQ GREEN. In a bold step toward sustainable living and climate resilience, Norwegian engineers have launched a groundbreaking innovation that could redefine how we grow food and harness energy. Floating off the coast near Bergen, the newly unveiled “Ocean Bloom” is a self-sustaining, circular greenhouse island that seamlessly integrates agriculture, aquaculture,
Tajikistan has signaled its intention to develop non-hydropower renewable energy. However, the lack of regulatory mechanisms and unmeasurable goals often undermines these efforts, believes Muhayyo Rahimzoda, a PhD Candidate in Development Studies, specializing in multidimensional poverty, education, and social policy in Central Asia. Tajikistan has signaled its intention to
