Source: International Business Times
Adobe Stock China's Jinta molten salt energy tower stands as an "energy fortress" designed to help the country absorb exactly the kind of oil shock now rattling global markets with the tensions surrounding the Strait of Hormuz, a new report detailed. Located in Jiuquan, in China's northwestern Gansu province, the Jinta project sits in the Gobi Desert, where sun, land, and distance from dense population centers make large-scale energy experiments easier to deploy. Read moreCiti Says Oil Prices Could Surge to $130 A Barrel if Strait of Hormuz Remains Closed CNN reported that the Jinta multi-energy complementary molten salt tower station is the largest tower-type solar thermal plant among China's first batch of demonstration power station projects in deserts, Gobi, and barren lands commissioned in 2025.
