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> They've been leading the charge on all clean energy tech so far. No, they did not. Germany did and China profitted.
by allendoerfer 6y ago
> They've been leading the charge on all clean energy tech so far.
No, they did not. Germany did and China profitted.
- M2Ys4U 6y agoChina has brought more renewable power online than almost everyone else combined. (although they have also brought online a shittonne of coal power, too)
- allendoerfer 6y agoGermany was a first mover in solar as well as in wind energy. It does not make sense to compare the installed capacity of China to Germany. It is 17 times bigger than Germany. China was the second mover profitting from proven technology and prices that were lowered for all players by subsidising not German companies, but the installation of solar power (no matter where it was from).