4.6 Billion Years On, the Sun Is Having a Moment
4.6 Billion Years On, the Sun Is Having a Moment
Despite ongoing global challenges, renewable energy has rapidly shifted from an 'alternative' to the mainstream, cost-effective choice for power worldwide. This article details the exponential growth of solar and wind power, highlighting key statistics from the US, China, and developing nations, which demonstrate a profound and hopeful transformation in the global energy system.
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what a joyous read and a nice change of pace from the 2025 sense of impending brain drain, loss of trust in civic investment and further growing wealth divide happening around us.
a lot of good tidbits to account for as well: how the solar output increases were missed (due to foreign nation investments and smaller installs that go under the radar), how generating heat through pumping (fueled by solar) is more efficient than burning gas, texas is installing batteries faster than california, and our current secretary of energy calling solar a parasite on the grid.
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