Technology offers way around US solar duties

China is developing third-generation photovoltaic technology, which may help Chinese PV makers circumvent heavy duties imposed by the United States, according to He Zuoxiu, an academician at the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

The third-generation technology combines purified silicon (from solar furnaces), sun-tracking technology, light concentration and integrated high-concentration photovoltaic systems.

Researchers are seeking opportunities to commercialize the technology.