Solar farm in China's desert protects environment, provides jobs

STORY: Solar farm in China's desert protects environment, provides jobs DATELINE: Sept. 6, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:29 LOCATION: Ordos, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Tiancihu photovoltaic power station 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LI SHUAIKUN, Safety technician 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): ZHAO JINLONG, Villager STORYLINE: A galloping horse image consisting of more than 196,000 solar panels in a desert in China's Inner Mongolia. This is Tiancihu photovoltaic power station, with an area of around 1.4 million square meters. Located in the Kubuqi Desert, China's seventh-largest desert, the solar farm has not only generated electricity, but also protected environment. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LI SHUAIKUN, Safety technician "We now see the sand barriers, which are willow branches. The branches are inserted into the ground to help with sand fixing. This is called 'restoration under solar panels.' The sand control area has reached more than 8,000 mu (533 hectares). By planting amorpha, astragalus and red

Jiri Fajt

Jiri Fajt

***FILE PHOTO*** Jiri Fajt, Czech art historian and Director General of the National Gallery in Prague, is seen on July 1, 2014, in Prague, Czech Republic. On the background of the photo is seen Amorpha, Fugue en deux couleurs (Fugue in Two Colors) by Frantisek Kupka. *** Culture Minister Stanek dismissed National Gallery director Fajt and Olomouc Art Museum head Soukup, according to CTK sources, on April 18, 2019.(CTK Photo/Vit Simanek)

Jiri Fajt

Jiri Fajt

***FILE PHOTO*** Jiri Fajt, Czech art historian and Director General of the National Gallery in Prague, is seen on July 1, 2014, in Prague, Czech Republic. On the background of the photo is seen Amorpha, Fugue en deux couleurs (Fugue in Two Colors) by Frantisek Kupka. *** Culture Minister Stanek dismissed National Gallery director Fajt and Olomouc Art Museum head Soukup, according to CTK sources, on April 18, 2019.(CTK Photo/Vit Simanek)

Jiri Fajt

Jiri Fajt

***FILE PHOTO*** Jiri Fajt, Czech art historian and Director General of the National Gallery in Prague, is seen on July 1, 2014, in Prague, Czech Republic. On the background of the photo is seen Amorpha, Fugue en deux couleurs (Fugue in Two Colors) by Frantisek Kupka. *** Culture Minister Stanek dismissed National Gallery director Fajt and Olomouc Art Museum head Soukup, according to CTK sources, on April 18, 2019.(CTK Photo/Vit Simanek)

Jiri Fajt

Jiri Fajt

***FILE PHOTO*** Jiri Fajt, Czech art historian and Director General of the National Gallery in Prague, is seen on July 1, 2014, in Prague, Czech Republic. On the background of the photo is seen Amorpha, Fugue en deux couleurs (Fugue in Two Colors) by Frantisek Kupka. *** Culture Minister Stanek dismissed National Gallery director Fajt and Olomouc Art Museum head Soukup, according to CTK sources, on April 18, 2019.(CTK Photo/Vit Simanek)