Asia prepares for the next jump

The company plans to establish within three years of photovoltaic ( on a polycrystalline silicon) plant in Inner Mongolia, Tibet and the Chinese province of Xinjiang (Xinjiang). Currently, the cost of electric power generated by photovoltaic cells - 55 cents per kilowatt- hour, and it is estimated that by 2030 fotovoltaichekaya elekroenergiya costs will be comparable to the power of thermal power plants.

By the way, the market for solar energy is becoming more attractive. Hot interest in him, and showed by Intel, now rocket engine in the industry of computer chips. Having a well-developed silicon technology, sin is not to join this promising business. Intel is ready to invest in the construction of the largest ...

Not far behind, and South Korea - the company KCC Corp. plans to invest 339 million. USD. in the construction of the plant to obtain polycrystalline silicon (3,000 tons per year ) as the starting material for the production of solar cells. Part of the investment in construction will give the Japanese shipbuilding company Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. KCC Corp. has already received an order to supply polysilicon to the amount of 97.8 million. USD. 2013 from the company Solar Power Industries, Inc. Based in the U.S..

Those who are now eyeing the sun, do not hope that it will bring revenue, both from ...

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