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China Going All-In on Solar

Another loan to a highly indebted solar company shows that China is betting big on solar.

By Travis Hoium – May 1, 2013 at 11:01AM EST

When Suntech Power defaulted on loans and wasn't bailed out by the Chinese government there was hope that it would lead to consolidation in the Chinese solar market. Today, that doesn't appear to be the case after Yingli Green Energy (NYSE: YGE) received another $165 million in loans from a state-run bank. The Motley Fool's Erin Miller sat down with Fool.com contributor Travis Hoium to see what the implications are for the industry. 

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Travis Hoium
Travis Hoium is a contributing Motley Fool stock market analyst covering solar energy, technology, and growth stocks. Before The Motley Fool, Travis was a mechanical engineer at 3M and founded a virtual reality company. He holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering and a master’s degree in business administration from the University of Minnesota.
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Erin Miller has no position in any stocks mentioned. Motley Fool contributor Travis Hoium manages an account that owns shares of SunPower, personally owns shares of SunPower, and has the following options: Long Jan 2015 $7 Calls on SunPower, Long Jan 2015 $5 Calls on SunPower, Long Jan 2015 $15 Calls on SunPower, and Long Jan 2015 $25 Calls on SunPower. The Motley Fool has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. Try any of our Foolish newsletter services free for 30 days. We Fools may not all hold the same opinions, but we all believe that considering a diverse range of insights makes us better investors. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.

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NASDAQ: FSLR
$203.47
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