Solar Photovoltaic Power Generation Li Hejun

Who is Li Hejun?

In 2002, he started his doctoral studies at University of Cambridge in Macroeconomics. In 1989, Li Hejun borrowed 50,000 Chinese yuan from his university teacher to establish Hanergy. After almost 30 years, Hanergy has become a multinational renewable energy company, with active business in thin-film solar, wind, and hydropower generation.

Is Li Hejun a super-wealthy?

Li Hejun, 47, the chairman of solar energy company Hanergy, is one of the latter. Hanergy presented researchers with an audited list of Mr Li’s China assets to make the case that its founder was indeed among the super-wealthy.

Is China a leader in the photovoltaic industry?

China has become one of the photovoltaic cells and modules production leader worldwide, it still lags far behind developed countries in the upstream sector of the photovoltaic industry yet.

Who is Hanergy's 'chairman Li'?

At Hanergy’s Beijing headquarters, employees deferentially refer to him as “Chairman Li”, a title unusual in modern China, and one more often associated with Mao Zedong than company bosses. Visitors approach his office past two tall, uniformed guards.

Does China's photovoltaic industry have a bottleneck problem?

Furthermore, the bottleneck problem that has plagued the development of China’s photovoltaic industry for a long time, namely, the problem that raw materials and markets in the industrial chain are all overseas, has also been supported by the policy.

How has photovoltaic technology changed the world?

With technological advances in the photovoltaic industry and declining costs per kilowatt-hour, the cost of photovoltaic per kilowatt-hour has fallen by more than 90% globally in the past decade, with the biggest decline compared to wind, natural gas, coal and nuclear power. The year 2020 has been an extraordinary year.