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From Beijing to Shenzhen: cutting-edge PV in China

China roadtrip: pv magazine managing director Eckhart K. Gouras returned to China at the tail-end of 2016 to take the nation’s PV pulse once more. Traveling from Beijing to Shenzen via a number of logistically significant locations along the way, this was a journey that affirmed China’s ambition and vision to remain the world’s largest and most dynamic solar player.

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Eckhart Gouras

21 Feb 2017

2016 was a big year for PV in China. In just one month (June) 11 GW of solar PV were installed across this huge market, and the annual total for last year is estimated at approximately 35 GW. If accurate, this figure is more than twice the amount installed in 2015. That landmark 11 GW …

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