Solar Energy Firms Leave Waste Behind in China by the Washington Post.
The new plants in China will produce 80,000 to 100,000 tons of polysilicon, where only 40,000 tons is produced today in the entire world. The price of polysilicon has increased from $20 per kilogram to $300 per kilogram in the past five years. Polysilicon is the raw material used for electronic chips as well as solar cells. I am not sure if the new plants in China are going to make semiconductor chip grade polysilicon or just photovoltaic grade. Article from last year on the shortage of polysilicon. Currently 88% of polysilicon production is controlled by 8 companies.
Pollution in China is an issue that I hope improves. Previous post on China's Environment.
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