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China Adding Solar Capacity At 17 GW Per Month In 2024

After a record breaking 2023 when it crossed the 215 GW mark on new solar capacity additions, China continues to surprise on the upside in 2024 as well. The country added 102.48GW of new PV capacity between January and June 2024,as per the National Energy Administration (NEA), the nodal state body that tracks and regulates […]

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JA Solar Launches Industrial Green Development Initiative

China-based solar module manufacturer JA Solar has launched an initiative aimed at addressing climate change and fostering sustainable development of industrial and commercial enterprises on a global scale. The initiative seeks to bridge sectoral divides and industry chain barriers, paving the way for green and low-carbon development strategies for industrial and commercial enterprises. The initiative, […]

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China On Course For 1 TW Solar Capacity By 2026, 500 GW In 2023

China’s solar sector is set to break records in the coming years. When installed capacity crosses the 500 gigawatts (GW) mark by the end of 2023, it will have taken 13 years to reach that milestone. That total, however, will be doubled to 1 terawatt (TW) in just three additional years. Rystad Energy modeling shows […]

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China Surpasses Coal with 1.32 Billion Kw of Renewable Capacities

China achieved a significant milestone in its renewable energy sector by the end of June this year. Its installed capacity reached an impressive 1.32 billion kilowatts (Kw), surpassing coal-fired thermal power generation.  This record-breaking capacity accounted for 48.8 percent of the country’s total installed power generation capacity. According to data from the National Energy Administration […]

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China’s Solar Winners From 2022

As the largest solar energy producer in the world, China offers conducive conditions for the solar market. Last year, as installations surged worldwide, including almost 90 GW in China itself, Chinese suppliers of raw materials for solar panels emerged as the winners in the photovoltaic energy boom amidst rising prices. Reports say that some 31 […]

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China to Focus on Gobi Desert for New Solar, Wind Power Bases

China’s new renewable energy plans will focus on the Gobi and other desert regions, as it speeds up the construction of huge new wind and solar power bases and boosts its transmission capabilities, regulators said in a new policy document, according to recent media reports. To meet its climate targets, China – the world’s biggest […]

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China Now A Superpower In Offshore Wind Too, With Highest Installs In 2021

Offshore Wind, one of the last renewable energy bastions where European manufacturers and countries still dominated, has finally seen China arrive in style in 2021. Figures shared across multiple sources including the National Energy Administration of China place China’s offshore wind capacity additions in 2021 at 17 GW. That figure takes total offshore wind capacity […]

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Global Wind Power Installations Hit Record Levels in 2020

Industry to install nearly 1 TW of new capacity from 2021 to 2030 114 GW of new wind capacity was added globally in 2020, representing an 82% increase year-over-year (YoY), according to new research from Wood Mackenzie. This is the highest global annual installation total on record.   China’s National Energy Administration reported 72 GW […]

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