China’s wind and solar boom is creating waste, but there’s a plan

March 17, 2026 at 9:34 PM
Michelle Lewis

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<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://electrek.co/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2023/04/Gobi-Desert-solar-wind-china.jpg?quality=82&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1600" /></div><p>China’s clean energy boom is saddled with a major challenge: what to do with all its old wind and solar equipment.</p> <a class="more-link" href="https://electrek.co/2026/03/17/chinas-wind-and-solar-boom-is-creating-waste-plan/#more-460073">more…</a>

<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://electrek.co/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2023/04/Gobi-Desert-solar-wind-china.jpg?quality=82&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1600" /></div><p>China’s clean energy boom is saddled with a major challenge: what to do with all its old wind and solar equipment.</p>

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