Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A sprawling expanse of solar panels in China's Kubuqi Desert as viewed by a U.S. Geological Survey Landsat satellite. The sun's ...

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A sprawling expanse of solar panels in China's Kubuqi Desert as viewed by a U.S. Geological Survey Landsat satellite. Credit: USGS / NASA The sun's energy is plentiful. And China is capitalizing.