Comments on: China to Double Solar Power Capacity by End of 2011 (+ Top Solar Power Stories)

By: China increases solar power target by 50%

China increases solar power target by 50% — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 21:18:00 +0000

[…] had less than 1 GW of installed solar capacity. A government think-tank reported in August that it expected there to be 2 GW of installed solar capacity by the end of 2011. GA_googleFillSlot("cleantechnica.com_blog_BTF_300x250");The revised plan does not change the […]

By: David Alexander

David Alexander — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 21:52:00 +0000

You got it exactly right, Bob… unfortunately.

By: Bob Higgins

Bob Higgins — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 18:16:00 +0000

Thanks David, It is unfortunate and worse. Yet we continue to prop up the corrupt and ultimately deadly, oil, coal and gas industries with mountains of public money while ignoring the obvious track that most of the developed word is embarking on.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 22:11:00 +0000

China’s capacity by 2020? My guess is at least 300 GW.

By: Bob Higgins

Bob Higgins — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 18:06:00 +0000

We are rapidly being left in the dust, with a puzzled look on our face as the Chinese just as rapidly corner the future.

Perhaps in the theocracy of our future, we’ll be able to simply pray for light, heat, food and other needs…but I doubt it.