Latest comments posted about Leader of the pack? on ChinaDialogue en-gb http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/show/single/en/3254-Leader-of-the-pack- http://staging.chinadialogue.net/images/cdlogo.gif http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/show/single/en/3254-Leader-of-the-pack- Over 90% of China's Poly Si PV panels were exported - and what a glorious few years! Starting from NOTHING just a few years ago, Chinese manufacturers almost singlehandedly drove Poly Si panel prices down below US$2/Wp (from over $4.50 just a year ago). There is NOT MUCH PROFITS at that price level, but PV projects are fast becoming much more affordable all over the world, thanks to China's technology leadership. Chinese govt. policy was also absolutely correct - in deferring domestic consumption of Solar PV until prices drop so much that there can realistically be grid parity. Now what is needed, going forward, is another US$10-20 Billion in project financing, to further assist export growth of Chinese Poly Si panels. Of course coordinated R&D in system development would also be important - note that Taiwan is already doing it, with the recently announced complete system development, which includes BOS (balance of system) components such as inverters on a chip, low cost racks and trackers, array integration (4KW to 6KW per "block"),flammability codes, system monitoring, etc., with both Taiwan University and the Taiwan Technical University leading. by Zhuubaajie Sun, 20 Sep 2009 04:02:27 +0000 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/3254#comment-9346 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/3254#comment-9346 The British say that they need a low-carbon economy because their per capita carbon emissions are too high; China wants to develop a low-carbon economy because the carbon content of the GDP is too high. Comparatively speaking, China's per capita emissions are much less than developed countries, so what kind of low-carbon economy are we trying to create? According to the Western path of development, decreasing carbon is achieved by merely shifting industry to less developed nations, which does not lead to a real reduction, but rather increases the global total, and still trying to solve this problem without the entire world working together ensures serious problems and contradictions. Low-carbon economy is only a word, and up until now, there has not been anyone with a clear explanation of how to achieve a low-carbon economic path. Sat, 19 Sep 2009 08:53:58 +0000 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/3254#comment-9340 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/3254#comment-9340 The future of new energy industry depends on the industry itself. It’s better for every enterprise interested in entering this market to think over its developing strategy: earning assembly fees as a foreign company’s workshop, or building the core competitiveness by developing its own technologies? Also, industry regulations and intra-industry supports should be encouraged.After all, Mutual benefit results in all-win situation. (translated by Fangfang CHEN) Thu, 17 Sep 2009 23:34:00 +0000 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/3254#comment-9335 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/3254#comment-9335 This is a very good article. Thanks to the author for explaining the difficult topic of China's current new energy development problems in simple terms. This industry is really in a messy state of affairs. I think the government should pay more attention in order to develop a total business strategy and an orderly business. Only in this way can we achieve our goal of a low carbon economy. (Translated by Michelle Deeter) Thu, 17 Sep 2009 23:24:13 +0000 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/3254#comment-9334 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/3254#comment-9334 Mr. Li, this is an excellent, balanced evaluation of China's strides in developing a domestic renewable energy industry and market. With all of the news of subsidies, stimuli, and massive wind and solar projects, it is easy to get carried away and fail to maintain a critical eye. Thank you for forcing everyone interested in China's renewable energy boom to take a step back and evaluate how we can face the challenges that exist and continue this drive in a more effective manner. Tim Cronin American Council On Renewable Energy (ACORE) US-China Program (USCP) Thu, 17 Sep 2009 11:37:23 +0000 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/3254#comment-9331 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/3254#comment-9331 In terms of technology, China is the leading force of technology development, for example Carbon Capture and Storage, the Clean Coal and Supercritical Fluids Technology. To win the battle of Climate Business, China need to speed up the development of innovative technology. Thu, 17 Sep 2009 10:31:41 +0000 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/3254#comment-9330 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/3254#comment-9330