Cost dynamics present opportunity to shift solar manufacturing to China. Evergreen Solar CEO Rick provides pulse of the industry and a view to the future for solar panel production. …
… “the direct labor costs, overhead costs, as well as support from the Chinese government make it much less expensive to build solar in China than any other place in the world. ” …
Via The Boston Globe: Solar panels Manufacturing
Evergreen Solar global reach: “The project, which was designed and installed by Italian project developer Greenvision, has a total surface area of 100,000 square meters and uses 24,600 Evergreen Solar ES-A series String Ribbon solar panels. It will provide enough electricity to power approximately 2,400 homes and will prevent more than 3,000 tons of carbon dioxide emissions annually, the equivalent of planting approximately 75,000 trees. The solar power plant is funded by Enia Solaris, a joint venture of two Italian-based companies, Enia SpA and Ata Group. ”