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‘Insanely cheap energy’: how solar power continues to shock the world
In the year 2000, the International Energy Agency made a prediction that would come back to haunt it: by 2020, the world would have installed a grand total of 18 gigawatts of photovoltaic solar capacity. Seven years later, the forecast would be proven spectacularly wrong when roughly 18 gigawatts of solar capacity were installed in a single year alone.
Ever since the agency was founded in 1974 to measure the world’s energy systems and anticipate changes, the yearly World Energy Outlook has been a must-read document for policymakers the world over.
Over the last two decades, however, the IEA has consistently failed to see the massive growth in renewable energy coming. Not only has the organisation underestimated the take-up of solar and wind, but it has massively overstated the demand for coal and oil.
Would You Ever Consider Using Solar Energy in Your Home?
Solar energy is power that is taken from the radiation of the sun. It is something that can then be converted into a power that we can use, electricity or heat. As it is something that is so freely available, and with all of the technology that we can all make the use of, harnessing the power of solar energy is something that is becoming much more available to us all. But what are the benefits to using solar energy, particularly in the home? Here are some things to think about.