Shuoxiang photovoltaic panels are useless products

Why are solar panels made in Xinjiang?

More than 40 per cent of China’s total reserves are in the arid region. That is an important factor in producing solar panels. Manufacturers make polysilicon through chemical evaporation at high temperatures of around 900 Celsius. Local solar companies have repeatedly sought to assure investors that they do not use forced labour from Xinjiang.

Are Xinjiang solar panels a 'forced labor'?

Calls to Hoshine were not answered late on Thursday in China. Xinjiang companies, including makers of polysilicon products, have repeatedly denied that the region’s labor transfer programs amount to forced labor. Allegations of forced labor in the solar panel supply chain have created a dilemma for U.S. officials.

Will Xinjiang's new solar energy policy create diplomatic and economic ripples?

The actions announced on Thursday could create diplomatic and economic ripples. China is the dominant global producer of polysilicon, a raw material that most solar panels use to absorb energy from sunlight, and Xinjiang has over the past decade risen as the country’s main production base for the material.

Does Xinjiang have a polysilicon import ban?

Xinjiang makes about 45 percent of the world’s polysilicon, according to InfoLink, a renewable energy research company. The import ban focuses on one company and not all polysilicon products from Xinjiang, but it could roil the market for solar panels in the United States.

Does Xinjiang produce polysilicon?

Xinjiang produces about 45% of the world's supply of the key component, polysilicon, the research by the UK's Sheffield Hallam University says. It says the material is obtained under a massive system of coercion, a claim denied by the Chinese authorities. The report urges top panel makers to source the component elsewhere.

Is photovoltaic technology a good option for conserving water supply?

Fthenakis and Kim (2010) reviewed the recent studies related to water usage in conventional and renewable energy type of technologies from a full-lifecycle standpoint tacking inconsideration water demand factors (withdrawal and consumption). They showed that moving to photovoltaic technology would be the best option for conserving water supply.