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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Peng: Growing electricity demand calls for coal

Boston Herald 20 Jan 2025
The Biden administration went so far as to craft an entire package of rules to wipe out the nation’s coal power plant fleet ... Despite being lauded as the world’s leader in deploying wind and solar power and adopting electric vehicles, China’s economic engine continues to run firmly on coal....
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Beyond oil: UAE and Indonesia forge path to green energy future

Antara News 16 Jan 2025
Boasting an impressive capacity of 2.1 gigawatts (GW), the Al Dhafra solar power plant harnesses the power of approximately 4 million photovoltaic (PV) modules to illuminate around 200 thousand UAE homes ... Currently the largest floating solar power plant in Southeast Asia, the Cirata plant is set to expand its capacity to 500 MW....
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CHINT Group boosts green energy industry in Zhejiang

China Daily 16 Jan 2025
Notable projects include the construction of Asia's largest 550 megawatt fishery-solar hybrid photovoltaic power generation project in Wenzhou, Zhejiang province ... Additionally, CHINT has set up a 150MW "agriculture-solar hybrid" power plant in Yueqing, Wenzhou, on reclaimed tidal salt-alkali land....
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Global unemployment holds at 5%, but labor market challenges persist: UN agency

Anadolu Agency 16 Jan 2025
The global unemployment rate of 5% reflected a steady recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, but underlying challenges persist, the report found ... Renewable energy jobs grew to 16.2 million globally, driven by investments in solar and hydrogen power, although nearly half of these jobs are concentrated in East Asia ... ....
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Anil Ambani

Deccan Herald 15 Jan 2025
The company claimed that it is Asia’s largest solar and battery energy storage project.</p><p>The project will guarantee a peak power supply of 4 hours daily, implying a 4-hour discharge duration....
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Reliance Power to invest Rs 10,000 cr in Andhra solar projects

The Times of India 14 Jan 2025
... solar power plant and will be the largest of its kind in Asia....
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Barriers impeding regional export: Dar

Dawn 11 Jan 2025
He said Pakistan has one of the largest untapped renewable energy potentials in the world, with solar, wind, and hydro power contributing to the diversification of the country’s energy mix ... Asia’s intra-regional trade is below 5pc despite housing 25pc of the global population....
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The battle for dominance under the sea

Israel Hayom 02 Jan 2025
These systems are critical to European efforts to reduce reliance on Russian energy, enabling Finland to link to the European power grid and allowing Norway's natural gas to flow to the continent ... Meanwhile, the US is developing solar-powered unmanned submarines to patrol strategic areas in East Asia and other key regions....

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