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Behind the Rise of U.S. Solar Power, a Mountain of Chinese Coal - The Wall Street Journal

Behind the Rise of U.S. Solar Power, a Mountain of Chinese Coal - The Wall Street Journal

Behind the Rise of U.S. Solar Power, a Mountain of Chinese Coal - The Wall Street Journal
Jul 31, 2021 33 secs

and Europe that the solar industry’s reliance on Chinese coal will create a big increase in emissions in the coming years as manufacturers rapidly scale up production of solar panels to meet demand.

That would make the solar industry one of the world’s most prolific polluters, analysts say, undermining some of the emissions reductions achieved from widespread adoption.

Chinese factories supply more than three-quarters of the world’s polysilicon, an essential component in most solar panels, according to industry analyst Johannes Bernreuter.

Chinese authorities have built an array of coal-burning power plants in sparsely populated areas such as Xinjiang and Inner Mongolia to support polysilicon manufacturers and other energy-hungry industries.

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