Solar and Battery Storage to make up 81% of New U.S. Electric-Generating Capacity in 2024

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China doubles down on coal with rapid roll-out of new railway track to the world’s largest deposit​

• 257km line from Zhundong open pit to Urumqi will increase the mine’s transport capacity to more than 100 million tonnes a year

I LAUGH AT YOUR LACK OF AWARENESShttps://www.solarpaces.org/chinas-solar-increased-33-7-1st-q-2023-coal-1-8/

China’s solar increased 33.7% in the 1st quarter of 2023, while coal increased 1.8%​

June 26, 2023

China’s solar increased by 33.7 % in the first quarter, while coal power increased at 1.8%. Solar now has a cumulative 430 GW online, almost half of China’s cumulative total of coal power plants; 1,130 GW.

The latest quarterly report by the China Electricity Council titled Operational Situation of Electric Power Industry from January to March 2023 indicates that solar (inclusive of both PV and CSP) grew at 33.7% year on year since 2022.​

[Ed: SolarPACES has been alerted to a mistranslation of the original Chinese, now corrected in this revised news item.]
“…Solar power generation now totals 430 million kilowatts (430 GW) (of which, photovoltaic power generation and solar thermal power generation added in the first quarter were 42,522 and 670,000 kilowatts, respectively), a year-on-year increase of 33.7%.”


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China doubles down on coal with rapid roll-out of new railway track to the world’s largest deposit​

• 257km line from Zhundong open pit to Urumqi will increase the mine’s transport capacity to more than 100 million tonnes a year

I LAUGH AT YOUR LACK OF AWARENESS

The Top 5 Solar Countries in the World (2024)​

China- 430 GW​

China’s solar prowess is staggering. With a whopping 430 GW solar capacity (As of April 2023), the country is the largest producer of solar energy in the world.[/b] In the first six months of 2022, the nation has deployed more than 30.88 GW of Solar PV systems. Moreover, it has set goals to install 108 GW of solar power this year. The nation is also the largest manufacturer of solar equipment. According to reports, China has invested over 50 billion USD, in new PV supply capacity since 2011. This figure is ten times greater than the amount invested by the entire continent of Europe in the same industry.
China’s share in all manufacturing phases of solar panels exceeds 80%. Today, subsidy-free solar power has become cheaper than coal in China. In addition, the country has set ambitious goals for the future.
In its 14th Five-Year Plan released in June 2022; China has targeted that 33% of electricity generated in 2025 will come from renewables.[/SIZE]

The United States of America- 141.8 GW (3% compared to China's 33%)​

Japan- 84.9 GW

https://ornatesolar.com/blog/the-top-5-solar-countries-in-the-world

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[elektra]

This is very sad, we are only adding 1 minute of battery powered electricity to the grid.

Thank you for this very bad news.