Sun Machines | The Economist
The exponential growth of solar power will change the world; China''s giant solar industry is in turmoil; Private firms are driving a revolution in solar power in Africa
China rushes to market with next-gen solar cell
Not waiting for solar perfection, some Chinese firms, including a company established by China''s leading researcher, already have gone into production of perovskite and silicon tandem solar cells . This so-called third …
U.S. Economic Restrictions on China: Small Yard, High Fence?
China''s SMIC reportedly produced a 7nm chip and YMTC reportedly produced the most advanced 3D NAND memory chip for consumer devices. While China may be unable …
China''s ''spare'' solar capacity offers climate and energy access ...
With the vast majority (80-85%) of solar manufacturing plants located in China, supporting deployment of ''spare'' solar capacity in the developing world presents a significant …
Grid shortages fuel China''s small-scale solar boom
The solar boom experienced in China since 2016 has outpaced grid capacity, driving excessive curtailment of clean electricity generated by utility-scale sites in northern and northwestern...
China rushes to market with next-gen solar cell
Not waiting for solar perfection, some Chinese firms, including a company established by China''s leading researcher, already have gone into production of perovskite …
How the US Lost the Solar Power Race to China
Small-scale, high-cost solar poly plants sprouted in towns and cities across China. At one point, the country had as many as 80 manufacturers, many of them with lax …
China chip index nears 3-year high as TSMC order fuels self …
China''s semiconductor index leapt close to a three-year high on Monday on bets a U.S. order halting Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co''s shipments of advanced chips to Chinese customers …
China''s Smaller Solar Firms at Risk in Industry Shakeout
As China''s world-leading solar manufacturers grapple with excess capacity and a fierce price war, the industry looks poised to enter a period of brutal consolidation.
China Will Achieve 5 Nanometer Chips | NextBigFuture
China''s main chipmaker, SMIC, has put together new semiconductor production lines in Shanghai, to mass-produce Huawei designed smartphone chips with a 5 nanometer …
Grid shortages fuel China''s small-scale solar boom
The solar boom experienced in China since 2016 has outpaced grid capacity, driving excessive curtailment of clean electricity generated by utility-scale sites in northern and …
China''s solar exports to accelerate this year
China''s exports of solar modules are expected to gain further momentum this year, buoyed by increasing global demand amid green energy transition as well as Europe''s …
[News] China Announced Two Breakthroughs in …
Recently, China has set two records in semiconductor chip sector: first, it mass-produced the world''s first 28nm embedded RRAM image quality adjustment chip; second, it developed the world''s first 16-bit quantum …
US chips are ''no longer safe,'' Chinese industry bodies say in latest ...
The Semiconductor Industry Association, a U.S. trade association representing major chipmakers, said, "Coordinated calls in China to limit procurement of U.S. chips are …
China''s dominance of solar poses difficult choices for the west
It produces 85 per cent of the global supply of solar cells, 88 per cent of solar-grade polysilicon, and 97 per cent of the silicon ingots and wafers that form the core of solar …
Clouds gather over China''s needed solar mergers | Reuters
The China Photovoltaic Industry Association warns local governments ploughing money into solar panel factories to boost employment are wasting money on unsustainable …
China''s solar firms eye ''self-salvation'' amid burning rivalry, …
Executives from China''s solar cell industry met on Monday to shine a light on increasingly "vicious" competition at home that is hurting growth in the multibillion-dollar sector …
Chinese PV Industry Brief: Another 21 GW of module capacity and …
The new manufacturing facility will have a capacity of 4 GW for solar cells and 6 GW for solar modules. The total investment is expected to reach around RMB5.28 billion.
China''s Gree can now make its own chips, local media reports
2 · BEIJING, Dec 16 (Reuters) - Chinese home appliance manufacturer Gree Electric (000651.SZ), opens new tab has developed its own chips, Chinese local media reported on …
China key to Vietnam''s solar success
Rooftop solar expanded particularly rapidly last year because it had a higher feed-in tariff price (US$0.0838 per kWh) than floating solar ($0.0769) and ground solar …