China proposes export controls on solar-manufacturing technologies
BEIJING: China has proposed export controls on 12 technologies used to make solar equipment, citing national security concerns, as part of a broader revision that also covers AI and biotechnology.
China has proposed export controls on 12 technologies used to manufacture solar equipment, citing national security concerns. The proposed controls aim to prevent the technologies from being misused in sensitive areas such as aerospace and national defense, and to safeguard China's dominance in the industry as other countries like India attempt to build up domestic solar manufacturing capacity.
The Ministry of Commerce will hold initial talks with manufacturers and exporters to discuss the curbs, which will be formally updated after a public consultation period ends on November 15. The proposed controls will ban or restrict technologies used to produce thin wafers, perovskite and tandem solar cells, and large-scale fluidized-bed polysilicon production technologies.
Perovskite and tandem cells are emerging technologies that offer the potential for increased conversion efficiency, while fluidized-bed technology for producing polysilicon is less expensive and more energy-efficient than the dominant Siemens process.
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