"Assessing the Drivers of Regional Trends in Solar Photovoltaic Manufacturing," released by NREL and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and published in peer-reviewed journal Energy & Environmental Science, determines that production scale, not lower labor costs, drives China's current advantage in manufacturing photovoltaic (PV) solar energy systems. This study also suggests current advantages of China-based manufacturers can be reproduced in USA.
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