Row upon row of tilted boxlike containers holding black glass tubes top apartment complexes all over China. These solar water heaters can provide cheap, emissions-free hot water for cooking and bathing to China's rapidly growing urban population.
But for something that seems like an obvious solution to curbing emissions, solar heaters haven't caught on at similar scales around the world. And it's especially puzzling why solar thermal energy is the system of choice for consumers in a country that's the world's leading producer of photovoltaic panels.
The answers are a bit murky, weaving together global market forces, local regulations and an enigmatic inventor.
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But for something that seems like an obvious solution to curbing emissions, solar heaters haven't caught on at similar scales around the world. And it's especially puzzling why solar thermal energy is the system of choice for consumers in a country that's the world's leading producer of photovoltaic panels.
The answers are a bit murky, weaving together global market forces, local regulations and an enigmatic inventor.
Read more...
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