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Developing countries’ demand doubles for Chinese solar
China’s exports of solar panels to the global-south have doubled in the past two years, overtaking global-north sales for the first time since 2018, according to data collated in the Ember export explorer. Global-south imports of Chinese solar panels more than doubled from 60 gigawatts (GW) in 2022 to 126GW in 2024. That surpassed global-north imports, Continue reading
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Global electricity consumption surge
Renewable energy accounted for 81.1% of all new global electricity, as global consumption surged by 4.3% in 2024, nearly double the annual average growth rate over the past decade and almost twice as fast as wider energy demand, according to the International Energy Agency. China as the engine of the world’s economy, accounted for more than Continue reading
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China powers record solar growth in Belt and Road countries
China installed 8 GW of solar power across various nations under its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in 2024, according to data from Wood Mackenzie. This contribution formed part of a record-breaking 24 GW of total power projects deployed in over 140 participating countries within a single calendar year, the highest since the initiative began Continue reading
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While Bombs Fall, China Powers Hope with Solar in Gaza
China’s low-cost solar panels are bringing light and hope to Palestinians living under the shadow of war in Gaza. In Gaza’s refugee camps, besieged by Israeli occupation forces, one of the most crucial survival tools may come as a surprise: solar panels. While food and water are essential to life, in Gaza, a city under siege, Continue reading
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South Africa’s China-built Concentrated Solar Thermal Power Project
The China-built Redstone Concentrated Solar Thermal Power (CSP) Project in South Africa, the first-of-its-kind in sub-Saharan Africa, is due to be connected to the grid in early September 2024. CSP plants produce electricity by concentrating solar thermal energy using mirrors to reflect the sun to a receiver that collects and stores the heat energy to power a Continue reading
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