China to see greater development of renewable energy

China will see a greater development and use of renewable energy in the years to come as the country has adopted policies to encourage greater efforts in this regard.

The Renewable Energy Law of China, which came into effect on Jan. 1 this year, stipulates that development and use of renewables such as solar energy are an area of priority for future energy development.

.. China now leads the world by production and application of solar panel heaters. It now has 2,000 businesses engaged in thermal application of solar energy and produced 75 million square meters of solar panel heaters, or 60 percent of the world’s total.

Xinhua