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Chinese solar technology is multiple generations ahead of US companies. First solar panels have a conversion rate of 17% while longi is 24.8% and demonstrating 26%. First solar should be out of the market without US government subsidies and protectionism.


sure, now it is 20 years later; but my point was about how the Chinese co's got started (basically, IP theft because US companies located production in China)




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