A vast expanse of solar panels shadows the surface of a semi-desert in Northwest China's Qinghai province, turning it into a photovoltaic park. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]
By combining its efforts to develop the solar PV sector with measures to control desertification and alleviate poverty, China not only succeeded in eliminating abject poverty in those areas but also boosted the solar panel industry.
Back in the early 2010s, Chinese interest in the energy transition industry created a solar panel tsunami. Cities and provinces all wanted their own factories, giving local entrepreneurs low-cost land and easy credit. A Chinese group, Suntech, became the world leader, while the German players disappeared. Suntech in turn filed for bankruptcy.
In 2023, China built more than 216 gigawatts of photovoltaic panels, more than the entire capacity in the US. Translation of an original article published in French on lemonde.fr; the publisher may only be liable for the French version.
In the fourth of a series of commentaries, a veteran journalist with China Daily focuses on the solar power industry's development. The development of the solar photovoltaic industry over the past two decades provided China with increasing amount of clean energy and, as expected, greatly reduced its carbon emissions.
Construction of a photovoltaic panel at the Eco Green Energy factory in Nantong, China, Thursday, July 4, 2024. RAUL ARIANO FOR LE MONDE It was the solar panel industry's dependence on coal – despite the fact that coal is promoted everywhere as essential to the move away from fossil fuels – that gave China its initial advantage.
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