China has launched the world’s first 100-kilowatt (kW) floating solar farm built with bamboo frames, offering a more environmentally friendly approach to offshore energy.The floating solar platform, named Jilin-2, is made of composite bamboo tubes and pipes. It has been deployed at a demonstration base off the coast of Yantai in the eastern province of Shandong.It will supply power to an integrated hydrogen, ammonia and methanol production project, manufacturer Yantai-cimc-raffles-ocean-technology-group" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="194206" data-entity-type="organization">Yantai CIMC Raffles Ocean Technology Group announced in late June.
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China launches world’s first 100kW bamboo-built floating solar farm off Shandong coast
China has launched the world's first 100-kilowatt floating solar farm constructed with bamboo frames. Named Jilin-2, the floating platform utilizes composite bamboo tubes and pipes and has been deployed off the coast of Yantai in Shandong province.
Victoria BelaSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-08-27 · 01:00 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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China has launched the world's first 100-kilowatt floating solar farm constructed with bamboo frames. Named Jilin-2, the floating platform utilizes composite bamboo tubes and pipes and has been deployed off the coast of Yantai in Shandong province. This innovative project aims to provide a more environmentally friendly method for offshore energy generation. The solar farm will supply power to an integrated hydrogen, ammonia, and methanol production project. Yantai CIMC Raffles Ocean Technology Group announced this development in late June.
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It will supply power to an integrated hydrogen, ammonia and methanol production project.
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The platform has been deployed at a demonstration base off the coast of Yantai in Shandong.
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The floating solar platform, named Jilin-2, is made of composite bamboo tubes and pipes.
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China has launched the world’s first 100kW floating solar farm built with bamboo frames.
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