This book presents the research and analysis carried out during the first phase of the OECD Project on Sustainable Manufacturing and Eco-innovation.
A new study, published in the Royal Society of Chemistry journal Energy & Environmental Science, identifies which conditions are most important to China’s price advantage in silicon solar panels and assesses whether they can be reproduced elsewhere.
The photovoltaic (PV) industry has grown rapidly as a source of energy and economic activity. Since 2008, the average manufacturer-sale price of PV modules has declined by over a factor of two, coinciding with a significant increase in the scale of manufacturing in China.
This study comprehensively examines the manufacturing supply chain of different components used in RE (renewable energy) systems, especially wind and solar technology, in India.