Soaring costs for fuel due to the Iran war are leading panicked consumers in hard-hit Asia toward rooftop solar power, a likely windfall for China as the world\u2019s largest provider of solar technology.<\/p>\n
In the Philippines, which is in a national energy emergency, a survey of 20 local solar companies found a 70% increase in weekly installations and a six-fold jump in customer inquirers since the conflict began.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis crisis is a driving force for solar,\u201d said Brenda Valerio of the nonprofit New Energy Nexus, which ran the survey. \u201cPeople want solar and people want solar now.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
China is poised to profit from demand caused by the war. Chinese clean technology equipment exports hit a record high in March, according to energy think tank Ember, and worldwide interest in solar is increasing.<\/p>\n
\u201cChina really is, by far, leading this race,\u201d said Li Shuo, director of the Asia Society Policy Institute\u2019s China Climate Hub, who called the renewable industry \u201ca one-man show\u201d.<\/p>\n
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