
Introduction to SolarPowerfortheWorld 11
Solar cells, and likewise full PV modules, are currently produced
everywhere around the world in large automated manufacturing
plants of at least 100 MW of output per year. There is a huge
global market for this manufacturing equipment, where Germany,
the United States and China are the leaders. Not much labour is
involved in manufacturing solar cells and modules because of full
automation. The Chinese industry employs much German-made
equipment, similar to the German cell-manufacturing industry:
there is no practical reason why solar cells from China must be
cheaper to produce than those in Europe, the United ...