Solar power

Solar power is the conversion of sunlight into electricity, either directly using photovoltaics (PV), or indirectly using concentrated solar power (CSP). Concentrated solar power systems use lenses or mirrors and tracking systems to focus a large area of sunlight into a small beam. Photovoltaics convert light into an electric current using the photovoltaic effect.

The International Energy Agency projected in 2014 that under its "high renewables" scenario, by 2050, solar photovoltaics and concentrated solar power would contribute about 16 and 11 percent, respectively, of the worldwide electricity consumption, and solar would be the world's largest source of electricity. Most solar installations would be in China and India.

Photovoltaics were initially solely used as a source of electricity for small and medium-sized applications, from the calculator powered by a single solar cell to remote homes powered by an off-grid rooftop PV system. As the cost of solar electricity has fallen, the number of grid-connected solar PV systems has grown into the millions and utility-scale solar power stations with hundreds of megawatts are being built. Solar PV is rapidly becoming an inexpensive, low-carbon technology to harness renewable energy from the Sun.

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Mubadala makes 1st investment in Japan’s clean energy sector

GCC Business News 20 May 2024
Mubadala Investment Company has made a cornerstone investment in PAG’s Asia Pacific renewable energy platform (PAG REN I), primarily focused on supplying solar power to corporations across Japan ... Japan has a significant commitment to increasing solar power generation, and we are proud to support the country’s ambitious goals....
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Mubadala makes first renewable energy investment in Japan

Gulf News 20 May 2024
Mubadala Investment Company has made a cornerstone investment in PAG's Asia Pacific renewable energy platform (PAG REN I), primarily focused on supplying solar power to corporations across Japan ... "Japan has a significant commitment to increasing solar power generation, and we are proud to support the country's ambitious goals....
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Jokowi calls for global actions on sustainable water management

Antara News 18 May 2024
The president further remarked that Indonesia has been utilizing water to operate the Cirata Floating Solar Power Plant in West Java, which stands as the largest of its kind in Southeast Asia ... Power Plant in West Java, which stands as the largest of its kind in Southeast Asia....
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Govt integrating provisions regulating water, land administration

Antara News 18 May 2024
"It is true that talking about water also means talking about the land ... Speaking before participating heads of state, the president remarked that Indonesia regards water as a critical energy resource, which has been in use to operate a floating solar power plant in the Cirata Reservoir, West Java, the largest of its kind in Southeast Asia ... .......
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Coal share falls below 50% in India’s installed power capacity

PV Magazine 15 May 2024
India has rocketed to third in the world’s solar power generation rankings, behind only China and the United States, according to Ember’s fifth annual Global Electricity Review of 80 countries, released last week ...Solar power, in particular, is growing at an unprecedented pace....
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Huawei Digital Power showcases innovative solar technologies at FusionSolar Day Oman

Tahawultech 13 May 2024
Huawei Digital Power Middle East and Central Asia showcased its cutting-edge solar technologies at the recently concluded FusionSolar Day Oman in Muscat ... For more information about Huawei Digital Power’s innovative solar solutions, please visit www.digitalpower.huawei.com....
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India becomes world's third largest solar power generator, overtakes Japan: Report

Beijing News 08 May 2024
New Delhi [India], May 8 (ANI) India overtook Japan to become the world's third-largest solar power generator in 2023, according to a report by global energy think tank Ember ... Solar power, in particular, is growing at an unprecedented pace", said Aditya Lolla, Ember's Asia Programme Director....
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SM Supermalls unveils its largest solar panel system, scales up sustainability in Santa Rosa, Laguna

Manila Bulletin 03 May 2024
The installation of the solar PV system at SM City Santa Rosa will power 15 percent of the mall’s energy consumption needs ... In 2016, the solar power facility in SM Mall of Asia with twice the capacity of SM North EDSA was installed. Harnessing solar energy as a clean and renewable ......
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