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The Long-Promised "Solar Age" May Have Finally Begun

27 Sep 2024 | Abstracted from World Crunch

"In the 15 years between 2008 and 2023, the worldwide capacity of solar energy infrastructure has increased about a hundredfold...The most striking piece of data is that almost half of all solar plants worldwide are located in China. The Asian superpower is playing a crucial role in the solar boom...Experts from Ember estimate that 593 gigawatts of worldwide solar capacity will be added to the planet's production this year."

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