The Opportunities And Challenges In The Chinese Solar Market

China remains the largest, and one of the fastest-growing solar markets in the world. The country is poised to install over 17 GW of new photovoltaic capacity this year, accounting for almost a third of projected global solar demand. This marks an increase from a cumulative installed capacity of just 3 GW in 2011. While much of the growth has been brought about by attractive incentive mechanisms ($83.3 billion in green energy subsidies in 2014, per the United Nations Environment Program), the in...