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China has completed a massive offshore floating solar farm, one of the largest in the world,

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off the coast of Dongying City in Shandong Province.

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The farm is known as the HG-14 Offshore Solar Photovoltaic Project.

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It became fully connected to the grid in late 2025 after years of construction.

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The farm sits about 8 kilometers from shore in shallow coastal waters and covers more

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than 1,223 hectares, using nearly 3,000 steel platforms with over 2 million solar panels

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anchored in place to withstand waves and wind.

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Once fully built, the 1 gigawatt project is expected to generate around 1.78 billion

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kilowatt hours of clean electricity a year, enough to power over 2 million homes and slash

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massive amounts of coal-based electricity and carbon emissions.

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Floating solar farms also benefit from cooling by sea breezes and increased reflected sunlight

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from the water's surface, boosting efficiency compared with land-based systems.

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China is rapidly expanding renewable energy to reduce pollution, conserve land, and transition

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away from fossil fuels, with floating solar a key part of that strategy.