
![]() |
A worker maintains generation equipment in the demonstration base of solar thermal power generation in Xuanhua county, north China's Hebei province on Aug. 23. (People's Daily/Shi Zhiqiang)
Compared with the photovoltaic, alternating current can be directly generated by solar thermal power without conversion, which better matches with the existing power grid. It can be directly transmitted through the grid.
In pics: album of PLA grand military parades
Chinese tanks in National Day Parade
In pics: shocking aftermath of Tianjin blasts
Indomitable Chinese people during WWII
Awesome Chinese missiles
Amazing photos of Chinese Air Force in parade
Striking moments when strategic missiles are launched
Shocking scenes found in 4000-year-old earthquake relic
Stunning moments of Chinese fighter jets
China’s ethnic minority games
SDR extension may prompt more opening
Feng shui foundations
President Park’s China trip a logical choiceDay|Week