2009 estimate of finite and renewable planetary energy reserves (Terrawatt-years). Total recoverable reserves are shown for the finite resources. Yearly potential is shown for the renewables. Copyright Perez & Perez.Continue Reading
US solar energy industry added more jobs in 2015 than the US oil & gas extraction & pipeline industries added combined, and grew 12x faster than the US economy as a whole.Continue Reading
The solar investment attractiveness of a country is based on many factors. Some important ones are the overall investment attractiveness of a country, solar policies in the country, and the natural solar power potential of a country. Putting these figures together, above is a solar PV investment attractiveness index for Sunbelt countries that was created by the...Continue Reading
In 2015, European countries connected around 8Gw of solar power systems to the grids, a 15% increase over 2014’s 6.95Gw. Europe’s solar growth in 2015, is primarily based on the strong UK market, demand for solar systems in most other countries stayed flat or declined. Continue Reading
Reduced costs of photovoltaics and growth in attendance at EES and Intersolar conferences globally are just some of the factors indicative of a continual rise in solar energy generation. Around 329B USD was invested in renewable energies in 2015 (Bloomberg), and increase of 4% from pervious year. Despite falling oil and gas prices, 2015 was...Continue Reading
According to the European Photovoltaic Industry Association (EPIA) the 66 sunbelt countries could have 1.1 TW of installed solar PV capacity by 2030. This would generate electricity for over 300 million people and would make up 2.6-6% of the sunbelt’s overall power generation. The 66 sunbelt countries have a population of 5 billion people (75%...Continue Reading
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