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China, a leader in low-carbon technologies? The case of photovoltaic solar cells

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  • Pierre Berthaud

    (CREG - Centre de recherche en économie de Grenoble - UGA - Université Grenoble Alpes)

  • Marina Flamand

    (BSE - Bordeaux sciences économiques - UB - Université de Bordeaux - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - INRAE - Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement)

  • Laëtitia Guilhot

    (CREG - Centre de recherche en économie de Grenoble - UGA - Université Grenoble Alpes)

  • André Meunié

    (BSE - Bordeaux sciences économiques - UB - Université de Bordeaux - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - INRAE - Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement)

  • Guillaume Wantz

    (IMS - Laboratoire de l'intégration, du matériau au système - UB - Université de Bordeaux - Institut Polytechnique de Bordeaux - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)

Abstract

Today, the solar photovoltaic sector is a fundamental pillar of the energy transition aimed at decarbonising economies. In the 2000s, the Chinese government's strategy focused first and foremost on building its industrial leadership. Successfully, in 2021, Chinese companies share 80% of the global PV panel market. In this article, we use several indicators based on patent analyse to determine whether Chinese firms have acquired technological leadership. So, we distinguish four generations of PV cells. Our results show that Chinese companies have acquired technological leadership in the two most important generations for PV panel production: the 1st generation and the 3rd generation.

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  • Pierre Berthaud & Marina Flamand & Laëtitia Guilhot & André Meunié & Guillaume Wantz, 2026. "China, a leader in low-carbon technologies? The case of photovoltaic solar cells," Post-Print hal-05806165, HAL.
    • Handle: RePEc:hal:journl:hal-05806165
    DOI: 10.1504/IJGEI.2026.155793
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