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Greener horizons for China

China update: There is no denying that 2017 proved to be the most remarkable year yet for China’s PV industry. From whichever way one looks at it – be it installation figures, exports, manufacturing capacity growth, or innovation – the 12 months that shaped China’s solar industry were equally impressive and somewhat surprising, with even the national government perhaps shocked by the progress made.

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pv magazine

17 May 2018

Figures from China’s National Energy Administration (NEA) show the total amount of new PV capacity added in 2017 was 53.06 GW, a year-on-year (YOY) increase of 53.6%. Even more impressive, this figure represented more than half the total amount of solar PV installed globally in 2017, which according to recent data by SolarPower Europe was …

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