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Chinese companies dominate global production of polysilicon, the main raw material for solar panels, but it is concentrated in Xinjiang, a region where the government is accused of abusing the human rights of Uighurs and other Muslim residents. The Madrid-based EDP subsidiary had to delay the development of some 900 MW of US solar farms until next year after the import of products from supplier Longi was delayed by legislation aimed at curbing the use of forced labor in China . Alternatively, Stilwell d'Andrade said EDP had begun sourcing from suppliers in South Korea, Malaysia and Vietnam for its U.S. projects. “I think it is important that the supply chain is risk-free in any scenario,” he said, adding that having a “competitive and affordable source of solar panels” was necessary to drive the energy transition. The halt to U.S.
Imports of solar panels began after the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Law came into effect in June 2022, banning the import of all products linked to Xinjiang unless they are proven not to be manufactured using forced labor. Earlier this year, RWE, Germany's largest utility, said it had suffered delays due to the US ban, which it said threatened to hamper the development of green energy infrastructure. Beijing denies any abuses in Xinjiang. In addition to polysilicon production, China has also become a world leader in the technology that converts the raw material into ingots and wafers used to make solar cells, adding an extra layer to the country's importance. The EU was the world's largest solar power manufacturer in the early 2000s, until it was usurped by a Chinese state push into the sector. In an effort to prevent this from being repeated in the electric vehicle market, Brussels is launching an anti-subsidy investigation into Chinese electric cars.
We have not forgotten how China's unfair trade practices affected our solar industry,” Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, said this month. Brussels would like to see Job Function Email Database the EU become a major center for solar production again, but financial and practical obstacles stand in its way. EDP, whose largest shareholder is the Chinese state's China Three Gorges Corporation, has around 23 GW of renewable energy installed worldwide, enough to power millions of homes, including more than 2 GW of solar. It plans to install more than 4GW of renewables per year between this year and 2026, including a major investment in the US solar market. Among its developments is an 882MW offshore wind farm off the Scottish coast, Moray West, through a joint venture between its renewables division and the French company Engie. The wind farm is among the projects that won UK government grant contracts last year at the record price of per MWh.
Imports of solar panels began after the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Law came into effect in June 2022, banning the import of all products linked to Xinjiang unless they are proven not to be manufactured using forced labor. Earlier this year, RWE, Germany's largest utility, said it had suffered delays due to the US ban, which it said threatened to hamper the development of green energy infrastructure. Beijing denies any abuses in Xinjiang. In addition to polysilicon production, China has also become a world leader in the technology that converts the raw material into ingots and wafers used to make solar cells, adding an extra layer to the country's importance. The EU was the world's largest solar power manufacturer in the early 2000s, until it was usurped by a Chinese state push into the sector. In an effort to prevent this from being repeated in the electric vehicle market, Brussels is launching an anti-subsidy investigation into Chinese electric cars.
We have not forgotten how China's unfair trade practices affected our solar industry,” Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, said this month. Brussels would like to see Job Function Email Database the EU become a major center for solar production again, but financial and practical obstacles stand in its way. EDP, whose largest shareholder is the Chinese state's China Three Gorges Corporation, has around 23 GW of renewable energy installed worldwide, enough to power millions of homes, including more than 2 GW of solar. It plans to install more than 4GW of renewables per year between this year and 2026, including a major investment in the US solar market. Among its developments is an 882MW offshore wind farm off the Scottish coast, Moray West, through a joint venture between its renewables division and the French company Engie. The wind farm is among the projects that won UK government grant contracts last year at the record price of per MWh.