I believe that solar energy will enhance the returns of existing Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) and also create a whole new class of REITs. The limited number of deals that we have seen so far is just the trickle before the floodgates open.

The Chinese economy has suffered as a result of the pandemic, but one sector that's forging full-steam ahead is energy. Last week saw the opening of a massive new solar farm -the second-largest in the world-in the northwest province of Qinghai.

The goal is to internationalise Sinn Power's ocean hybrid platform as a complete off-grid energy solution to provide people near coasts worldwide with renewable energy. Sinn Power has been developing and building innovative wave energy systems since 2015.

Solar panels might seem like they're in direct competition with plants. One is catching sunlight to do photosynthesis, the other wants to take it to push electrons. Surely Highlander rules apply, and there can be only one on a plot of land, right? In reality, it's not a zero-sum game.