Chinese solar capacity outshone Germany's in 2015

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China installed 15GW of solar capacity in 2015 as part of major renewables deployment surge

China's mass rollout of solar PV panels has propelled it to first place in the global solar race, with industry data showing total solar capacity installed by the economic giant has overtaken the previous...

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