China is the world’s largest producer of wind turbines as of 2009 and is also the leading manufacturer of solar panels—producing one-third of the world’s panels, most of which are exported.  In 2009, China passed Germany as the world’s largest exporter. Beijing plans to dominate the market for clean energy technology, exporting goods branded “Made in China” to the West.  Germany was the number one renewable energy system exporter in the world from 2003 to 2008. In 2008, exports accounted for 47.2 percent of its GDP. Germany’s most lucrative renewable energy export—wind towers and turbines—had a staggering global export share above 70 percent in 2006.

 

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