Wednesday, August 18, 2010

China's Changing Economy : TreeHugger

China's Changing Economy : TreeHugger

Photovoltaics.
But China is not stopping with wind. Although solar photovoltaics (PV) have thus far remained too costly for widespread deployment in the Chinese market, production for export has skyrocketed. Though its PV production before 2002 was near zero, by 2008 China had become the world's number one producer. As costs continue to fall, more domestic PV installations are in store, with plans including a 2,000 megawatt project in the Mongolian desert. This facility, scheduled for completion in 2019, is the largest solar PV proposal in the world to date. Annual Solar PV Production in China, 2000-2008

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