Solar Valley (China)

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| native_name_lang = 中文

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| subdivision_name1 = Shandong

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| subdivision_name2 = Dezhou

| established_title = Start

| established_date = 2007

| founder = Huang Ming, Himin Solar Energy Group

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|timezone = 東八區

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| website = {{URL|http://www.chinasolarvalley.com/}}

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China's Solar Valley ({{zh|c={{linktext|中|国|太|阳|谷}}}}) located in Dezhou, Shandong province, China, is pilot project of the so-called future city template, that feature the full application of solar and clean energy technologies.{{Cite book|title=Renewable Energy law and Development|last=Ottinger|first=Richard L.|date=2013|publisher=Edward Elgar Publishing|isbn=9781782546641|location=Cheltenham, UK|pages=20–21}}

Green city template

The Solar Valley has been described as "a massive exercise in social, economic and ecological engineering"{{cite news

| last= Higgins

| first= Andrew

| url= https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/05/16/AR2010051603482.html?wprss=rss_print

| title= With Solar Valley project, China embarks on bold green technology mission

| work= Washington Post

| date= May 17, 2010

}} using solar power in China. It is planned to cost $740 million USD, which includes $10 million to install solar lighting along roadways. The concept pursues the goal of low carbon mitigation through the application of solar-based low-carbon and microemission technologies in transportation, building capacities, and entertainment areas. Solar Valley occupies more than 330 hectares of land, which is intended to host a 60,000 square-meter solar floor area that can produce enough energy to power not just the valley, but also the entire mid-size city like Dezhou.

The project, which began in 2004,{{Cite book|title=China's Industrial Development In The 21st Century|last1=Hong|first1=Yu|last2=Mu|first2=Yang|date=2011-02-18|publisher=World Scientific|isbn=9789814324748|location=Singapore|pages=168}} is led by Himin Solar Energy Group, the world's largest solar water heater manufacturer.{{cite news

| last= Zhang

| first= Qi

| url= http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/business/2009-02/09/content_7456117.htm

| title= Himin sees more shine in Dezhou's Solar Valley

| publisher= China Daily

| date= 2009-02-09

}} It is being undertaken in line with China's renewable energy policy in partnership with the Dezhou local government.{{Cite book|title=Green Urbanism in Asia: The Emerging Green Tigers|last1=Newman|first1=Peter|last2=Matan|first2=Anne|date=2013|publisher=World Scientific|isbn=9789814425476|location=Singapore|pages=45}}