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Comment on Britain's state-owned energy company will not be allowed to use solar panels linked to Chinese slave labour, under changes to government plans

Emperor@feddit.uk ⁨16⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

I live in hope that this will kickstart a solar panel industry here, rather than us just finding a developing country with cheap labour and lax laws.

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mannycalavera@feddit.uk ⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
Labour is too expensive here. Especially for something like fabrication of solar panels. Unless GB Energy wants to subside the industry for a decade or more? We can automate a lot of it but we’ll still be more expensive than countries in developing markets.

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- scholar@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  We have OxfordPV, though I believe they manufacture the panels in Germany. I’m sure there are reasons for this but cheap manpower won’t be one.
  
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wewbull@feddit.uk ⁨12⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
It could but I don’t see it being a big jobs spinner. I’d expect us to automate the hell out of it.

Of course, the issue still remains that the materials need to be supplied from “clean” sources.

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