Location: Dongying, Shandong, China
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At Sinopec’s Shengli Oilfield in Shandong, tilted rows of photovoltaic panels face a bright summer sky while drilling rigs and tall blue stacks mark the site’s petroleum past. The juxtaposition reads as China’s energy transition in miniature—renewables and hydrocarbons working the same ground, cables and catwalks tying eras together. Spare lines, open light, and the raw, sandy pad lend the scene a clean, workmanlike clarity.
