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In this Aug. 21, 2016 photo, a worker performs maintenance work on solar panels at a photovoltaic power station in Songxi county in southeast China's Fujian province. Solar panels are among a series of industries from steel and cement to wind turbines in which Chinese production capacity soared during the past decade's economic boom until it vastly exceeded demand. (Chinatopix via AP) (AP)

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The country’s first offshore wind farm will power 17,000 homes

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