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China sets new PV production standards to phase out outdated technology

China unveiled new manufacturing standards designed to eliminate low-cost, outdated production methods across the solar photovoltaic supply chain.

First covered Jul 20, 2026 · 6:46 AM PT · 1 article

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16h PV Tech China’s new standards for PV production set to cut outdated technology across value chain – PV Tech Research — China’s new set of rules, unveiled last week, are expected to “do a good job in cutting out low-cost, outdated technology across the value chain”, according to…

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Appeared in: 2026-07-20 (#6) · 2026-07-21 (#10)

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