by Stacy Feldman -
Apr 28th, 2008
In the wake of the global investment surge in solar power, China is cashing in -- big time. And its clean energy progress is putting the US and others to shame.
China has now overtaken Germany as the world’s #1 producer of solar cells, according to numbers tallied by the German magazine Der Spiegel.
Last year, China reached a production capacity of 1,200 megawatts, while runner-up Germany – one of the industry’s pioneers and long-time leaders – produced 875 megawatts worth of solar cells.
One-year wonder? No.
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