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China generates solar-power guidelines

26 June 2008 | Cell Processing: News From Around The Web | Source: xinhuanet.com
China is speeding up the development of industry standards to guide solar-power generation, officials and experts told a conference.  

The nation is one of the leading manufacturers of photovoltaic cells, which convert sunlight to electricity, although it exports virtually all the products as solar generation is not economic without subsidies from governments or local authorities.  

But forming standards has lagged behind the development of the PV cell manufacturing sector, said Li Aixian, director of the Sub-Institute of Resource and Environment Standardization of the China National Institute of Standardization.  

China has promulgated 15 national standards for the solar water-heating sector, with another six under development, but there is no related standard yet for solar-power generation, Li said.  

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