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solar energy tipping point: will the u.s. seize the opportunity, or pursue trade war with china?
by：LCD Mall
2020-09-01
The sorindra riots and the recent decision by the International Trade Commission to look into Chinese solar panel manufacturers may distract us from what we need most: a proactive, long-term
Clean and sustainable energy strategy.
If you go beyond the partisan politics that has recently swept the solar industry, two irrefutable facts will stand out.
First, the solar industry is at a turning point.
With a variety of promising technologies coming online today, or soon, the industry will compete with traditional energy. Second, ill-
The envisaged and reactionary policies can serve this fast-growing country.
Growth, Innovation and Employment
Production Department.
The United States must develop a proactive strategy.
First, the fact is clear: the solar industry in the world is the fastest growing source of power generation.
What was once a great dealby-
The roof industry now sees major utilities.
Scale projects that can quickly meet regional energy needs.
For example, a typical medium --sized utility-
It will take 18 to 24 months for a solar power plant of scale to be built, while the new coal-fired power plant will take several years, while the new nuclear power plant will take 10 years or more. And small-
The scale of solar energy is also expanding.
Combined with energy efficiency, solar projects can change the local economy and increase the value of commercial and residential properties.
The ability of the solar industry to create jobs is also evident.
My lab at UC Berkeley regularly reviews statistics on actual job creation as a measure of the return on energy investment.
The jobs created by solar installations are five times or more to invest in a gas plant with a comparable capacity.
These jobs involve multiple industries.
The US solar industry has not only created more than 100,000 jobs (
Since 2009
It is expected that there will be 25,000 jobs in the next 12 months, most of which are finance, services and installation, not manufacturing.
Solar energy can\'t provide a lot of manufacturing work in any country, and with automation, the number is still decreasing.
That is why it is not important to stop imports in terms of saving jobs.
But thousands of Americans across the country are employed in the solar value chain, and their work depends on high-quality solar panels provided by many countries, including China.
China, of course, should better report its subsidy plan, according to WTO requirements. The U. S.
The government should demand compliance.
However, as in the United States, subsidy policies may help to build a strong employment opportunity.
Production of the solar industry.
After a clean-
Technology trade with China will only hinder innovation and work --
Create momentum for this emerging alternative energy industry.
Even Senator Jeff Merkley of Oregon supported the petition filed by Germany.
SolarWorld-based Chinese solar panel makers acknowledge that punitive tariffs on Chinese solar panels will immediately result in us installers losing their jobs. term shock. âx80x9dLonger-
When it is necessary to increase the manufacture and installation of solar energy, the benefits of the term are even less clear.
This leads to why the United StatesS.
When competition between all promising companies needs to be encouraged, the government will try to pick the technology winners by imposing punitive tariffs on Chinese companies.
On the second point: although it may be tragic to lose solindra, some perspective is needed in the development of any response policy.
Some members of Congress have used solingdra\'s failure as an excuse. S.
Support solar energy. Thatâx80x99s wrong.
It is also wrong to use it as an excuse to create trade barriers.
More useful is the evaluation of the entire system to reduce the cost from materials to manufacturing to solar system hardware, warranty and financial models.
The price of solar panels has dropped, which is in-
Solyndra and other possible companies are also part of the innovation and mass manufacturing competition.
Are some of the larger solar manufacturers in Germany (SolarWorld)
United States (
Solar and First Solar), Japan (Sharp)or China (Trina, Yingli)
Now the production of solar panels is so large that the cost of solar panels has dropped sharply.
This, in turn, has helped the United States launch a new energy solution that is cost-effective for taxpayers and customers. A number of U. S.
Today, companies offer solar power purchases or leases that reduce costs from the day the solar panels are on the roof.
Punitive action against companies in China or any other solar manufacturing country will only undermine competition that has begun to use solar energy as a truly viable energy source.
Efforts to lock in competition with a protectionist mindset will push up the price of solar panels and reduce sales, hinder domestic employment growth and curb innovation across the field.
On the contrary, we need to meet energy acquisition, job creation and environmental goals with a competitive attitude.
Everyone won in this game.
Kammen is a distinguished energy professor at the UC Berkeley Energy and Resources Group and Goldman Sachs School of Public Policy in 1935, where he directs possible sources and Appropriate Energy Laboratories.
From 2010-2011, he is the World Bank\'s chief technical expert in renewable energy and energy efficiency.
This post was originally posted on the mountain newspaper.
Clean and sustainable energy strategy.
If you go beyond the partisan politics that has recently swept the solar industry, two irrefutable facts will stand out.
First, the solar industry is at a turning point.
With a variety of promising technologies coming online today, or soon, the industry will compete with traditional energy. Second, ill-
The envisaged and reactionary policies can serve this fast-growing country.
Growth, Innovation and Employment
Production Department.
The United States must develop a proactive strategy.
First, the fact is clear: the solar industry in the world is the fastest growing source of power generation.
What was once a great dealby-
The roof industry now sees major utilities.
Scale projects that can quickly meet regional energy needs.
For example, a typical medium --sized utility-
It will take 18 to 24 months for a solar power plant of scale to be built, while the new coal-fired power plant will take several years, while the new nuclear power plant will take 10 years or more. And small-
The scale of solar energy is also expanding.
Combined with energy efficiency, solar projects can change the local economy and increase the value of commercial and residential properties.
The ability of the solar industry to create jobs is also evident.
My lab at UC Berkeley regularly reviews statistics on actual job creation as a measure of the return on energy investment.
The jobs created by solar installations are five times or more to invest in a gas plant with a comparable capacity.
These jobs involve multiple industries.
The US solar industry has not only created more than 100,000 jobs (
Since 2009
It is expected that there will be 25,000 jobs in the next 12 months, most of which are finance, services and installation, not manufacturing.
Solar energy can\'t provide a lot of manufacturing work in any country, and with automation, the number is still decreasing.
That is why it is not important to stop imports in terms of saving jobs.
But thousands of Americans across the country are employed in the solar value chain, and their work depends on high-quality solar panels provided by many countries, including China.
China, of course, should better report its subsidy plan, according to WTO requirements. The U. S.
The government should demand compliance.
However, as in the United States, subsidy policies may help to build a strong employment opportunity.
Production of the solar industry.
After a clean-
Technology trade with China will only hinder innovation and work --
Create momentum for this emerging alternative energy industry.
Even Senator Jeff Merkley of Oregon supported the petition filed by Germany.
SolarWorld-based Chinese solar panel makers acknowledge that punitive tariffs on Chinese solar panels will immediately result in us installers losing their jobs. term shock. âx80x9dLonger-
When it is necessary to increase the manufacture and installation of solar energy, the benefits of the term are even less clear.
This leads to why the United StatesS.
When competition between all promising companies needs to be encouraged, the government will try to pick the technology winners by imposing punitive tariffs on Chinese companies.
On the second point: although it may be tragic to lose solindra, some perspective is needed in the development of any response policy.
Some members of Congress have used solingdra\'s failure as an excuse. S.
Support solar energy. Thatâx80x99s wrong.
It is also wrong to use it as an excuse to create trade barriers.
More useful is the evaluation of the entire system to reduce the cost from materials to manufacturing to solar system hardware, warranty and financial models.
The price of solar panels has dropped, which is in-
Solyndra and other possible companies are also part of the innovation and mass manufacturing competition.
Are some of the larger solar manufacturers in Germany (SolarWorld)
United States (
Solar and First Solar), Japan (Sharp)or China (Trina, Yingli)
Now the production of solar panels is so large that the cost of solar panels has dropped sharply.
This, in turn, has helped the United States launch a new energy solution that is cost-effective for taxpayers and customers. A number of U. S.
Today, companies offer solar power purchases or leases that reduce costs from the day the solar panels are on the roof.
Punitive action against companies in China or any other solar manufacturing country will only undermine competition that has begun to use solar energy as a truly viable energy source.
Efforts to lock in competition with a protectionist mindset will push up the price of solar panels and reduce sales, hinder domestic employment growth and curb innovation across the field.
On the contrary, we need to meet energy acquisition, job creation and environmental goals with a competitive attitude.
Everyone won in this game.
Kammen is a distinguished energy professor at the UC Berkeley Energy and Resources Group and Goldman Sachs School of Public Policy in 1935, where he directs possible sources and Appropriate Energy Laboratories.
From 2010-2011, he is the World Bank\'s chief technical expert in renewable energy and energy efficiency.
This post was originally posted on the mountain newspaper.
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