Climate Change and Renewable Energy News and Discussion

Wrought said:

Useful non-Chinese example of the resilience conferred by switching over to renewables.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2033822505358540859

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bsdnf said:

A few weeks ago, I read a report that Pakistan's bottom-up solar revolution had led to a significant drop in the operating hours of state-owned power plants, actually resulting in losses for the Pakistani government and the Chinese state-owned enterprises providing support. However, this is their problem; after all, their residential electricity prices are too high, forcing people to buy solar panels.

From a national perspective, at least in these special times, there won't be that frequent power outages caused by high fuel prices seen in the past.

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Oil and gas prices are soaring. Some countries are ready with solar panels and EVs​

In China, more than half of new car sales are now electric. In Nepal, it's more than 70%. As oil prices rise, residents with EVs are less vulnerable than if they had to rely on fuel. "It's an energy security solution and it's a cost solution," says Kingsmill Bond, analyst at the energy think tank Ember.

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On many rooftops in Pakistan, solar panels shine atop homes and buildings. In recent years, the country has seen an unprecedented growth of solar as prices for Chinese imports have fallen. Since 2023, Pakistan

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, according to Ember data. That's enough to power millions of homes. All other power generation sources combined in Pakistan, including coal, natural gas, and nuclear, were

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in 2024, according to Ember data.

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Pakistan topped the rankings as homes and businesses raced to install their own power in response to a national energy crisis. Brazil, which is inching closer towards 100% renewable electricity, ranked second, while India, which is rapidly building its own solar manufacturing industry, came in third.

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March 20 (Reuters) - Tesla

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is looking to buy equipment worth $2.9 billion for manufacturing solar panels and cells from Chinese suppliers including Suzhou Maxwell Technologies

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, two people familiar with the matter said, as CEO

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aims to add 100 gigawatts of solar capacity in the United States. Musk

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in January that solar power could meet all of the electricity needs ‌of the United States - including the ever-increasing demand from a growing number of data centres. Job postings on the Tesla website said it aims to deploy 100 GW of "solar manufacturing from raw materials on American soil before the end of 2028".

Suzhou Maxwell Technologies, the world's biggest producer of screen-printing equipment used to make solar cells, is among the leading candidates to supply machinery for the project and has been seeking export approval from China's commerce ministry, according to the two people and a third person. The sources declined to be named because the information is not public. Other potential suppliers include Shenzhen S.C New Energy Technology

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and Laplace Renewable Energy Technology

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, the first two people said.

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GulfLander said:

swedish guy article on CN. but his X post seem to be questioned like the x reply.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2035286757651193925

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Renewable Energy Accounts for 56 pct of China's Total Installed Capacity

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