China Daily reports that China has become the the “world’s largest consumer of solar energy”. Recent figures show that “China currently tops the world in production and retention of solar energy, it is also the largest producer of solar water heaters and a major consumer. The country is turning into the world largest market for solar energy.”
The country will be holding the 2007 Solar Word Congress in Beijing, the first of its kind in China, and experts from 50 countries are expected to attend.
