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China links a major hybrid solar plant to the grid

The project highlights growing interest in renewables as energy security concerns rise amid oil-market disruptions tied to the Strait of Hormuz.

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China has connected a major hybrid solar plant to the grid, pointing to a shift in how countries may think about energy security, OilPrice reports. The story argues that the long-standing view that fossil fuels provide more reliable security is being challenged by repeated oil shocks and by advances in energy storage, which can help address the intermittency of wind and solar. It also links recent volatility to a near-total blockage affecting crude oil and gas flows through the Strait of Hormuz, saying that since March, one-fifth of world crude oil and gas trade has been choked off, with heightened risk for Asian markets that were major buyers coming out of the strait.

OilPrice further notes that renewable energy advocates argue wind and solar are harder to disrupt than fuel supply chains because they cannot be embargoed or blockaded in the same way as physical oil flows.

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