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.
