# China solar industry

Space Solar Rush: China’s PV Industry Eyes Orbit as Satellites and AI Drive Demand

Chinese photovoltaic firms are accelerating research and small-scale production work on space-adapted solar cells as interest in orbital power grows, fuelled by large satellite constellation plans and rising demand for continuous compute. Technical resilience, not lowest cost, is now the decisive attribute for space PV, and commercialisation will hinge on in-orbit validation, manufacturing scale-up and falling launch costs.