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How is China filling a void in local energy production? Exporting energy over those distances isn't viable. I mean granted, China's push to expand their solar
by Cthulhu_ 2y ago
How is China filling a void in local energy production? Exporting energy over those distances isn't viable.
I mean granted, China's push to expand their solar panel production has led to affordable solar panels for a lot of home owners and communities, massively boosting solar / renewable energy adoption to the point that local energy grids are at capacity. Likewise, their push to expand production of batteries and cars has led to an influx of more affordable cars into Europe.
But isn't that the wish / goal? More renewable energy, less dependence on petrol and gas and the like? It's just that both the US and Europe didn't invest and scale up as much and as fast as China was able to.
- alecco 2y ago> How is China filling a void in local energy production? China is investing in power generation almost as much as the rest of the world combined. That energy is used by their massive and growing manufacturing industry. Bye bye EU manufacturing like cars. Note China wasn't even a significant exporter of cars just 10 years ago and now they are becoming dominant. Germany and the EU dug their grave. It would be hard to undo the damage now.
- Jensson 2y agoYou can export electricity in the form of product that needed electricity to make, like a bike.