An overview of the most recent development of solar energy in China. A new pattern from stationary to distributive forms of solar energy is highlighted. Reasons for the changing pattern: Diversified prices and subsidies. Challenges and policy options for the expansion of China's solar energy.
By Michael Standaert • September 26, 2019 Growth of wind and solar in China is slowing as government funding for green energy falters and upgrades to the transmission infrastructure lag. With China’s CO2 emissions again on the rise, experts worry the world’s largest emitter may fall short of key climate goals.
The curtailment of wind and solar in China is largely due to the imbalance in China's energy endowment. The majority of renewable generation is concentrated in western China, but the market’s capacity to accommodate wind and solar power there is very limited.
Challenges and policy options for the expansion of China's solar energy. Given that China is committed to peak its carbon dioxide emissions in or before 2030 under the Paris Agreement, promoting renewable energy to substitute coal is one critical solution to facilitate China to meet this commitment.
Meanwhile, China has installed an impressive amount of solar capacity. As of April 2023, China had approximately 430 GW of solar capacity, making it the largest producer of solar energy in the world. 1. Government Policy and Support 2. Massive Manufacturing Capacity 3. Strategic Global Investments 4. Advancements in Technology
The rapid deployment of solar power in China is the result of abundant solar resources and ambitious policy support, such as feed-in tariffs (FiTs) [7, 8]. However, while such progress has been made, China's solar power still has major challenges to overcome during the energy transition process [9, 10].
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