The world’s largest solar energy market continues to go from power to power. Removed from slowing down amid the Covid-19 pandemic final 12 months, China’s renewable energy installations grew by 87 gigawatts. That is equal to including all of the photo voltaic panels put in in France, Germany, the Netherlands and the UK – in a single 12 months. Greater than a 3rd of the world’s photovoltaic capability is in China, a better whole than Europe and the US mixed.
That feels like excellent news, particularly given how China additionally accounts for a 3rd of world emissions. However there’s a downside with acres upon acres of blue silicon. For all the scale of China’s photo voltaic sector, it’s surprisingly underpowered.
