Kees van der LeunMay 23, 2023
China is installing 12 GW of solar PV capacity per *month* now, up from last year's average of 7 GW/month!
https://taiyangnews.info/markets/china-solar-pv-news-snippets-12/
#solarenergy #solarpower #SolarPV #renewables #electricity #energytransition #china
Show threadKees van der LeunMay 23, 2023
That means China is now installing around 1 million solar panels of 400 Watt each per day, weekends included.
Show threadKees van der LeunMay 23, 2023
On a per capita basis, the Netherlands has been installing even more solar PV capacity in recent years than China is doing now.
Our 4 GW/year would translate to 320 GW/year for China, while the current 12 GW/ month will "only" get it to 144 GW in a year :)
Show threadKees van der LeunMay 23, 2023
Nice race developing for new solar PV capacity per capita between China and EU in 2023.
Projected for China: 102 Wp/capita
Forecast EU: 53.6 GW = 120 Wp/capita
https://www.solarpowereurope.org/press-releases/new-report-reveals-eu-solar-power-soars-by-almost-50-in-2022
New report reveals EU solar power soars by almost 50% in 2022 - SolarPower Europe

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Show threadKees van der Leun
History of global solar PV deployment:
1 GW per year was achieved in 2004
1 GW per month was achieved in 2010
1 GW per week was achieved in 2016
1 GW per day will be achieved in 2023
May 23, 2023 at 7:43pmWeb
Show threadKees van der LeunMay 24, 2023
To get an idea: 1 GW now means 2.5 million solar panels of 400 Watt each. Back in 2004, a GW probably took more like 6 million solar panels, smaller and less efficient.
One of the developments that made this enormous growth possible.
Show threadKees van der LeunMay 24, 2023
An average 400 Watt solar panel is about 2 meters long, so imagine a 5,000 km long line of solar modules flowing out into the world every day. Average speed over 200 km/h! (That's 3000 miles of solar panels flowing at 125 mph, in US units)
Show threadKees van der LeunMay 24, 2023
So every 8 days, the world produces and installs a band of solar panels that would span the circumference of the earth.
Show threadFreddyB Aviation PhotographyMay 24, 2023
@Sustainable2050 We need more and ways to store it. We are in year 5 of our 5kWp array and it is still going strong. I had been wanting a battery set up and the recent spat of power outages convinced my wife. So we are looking at a powerwall or other option
Show threadJeroen van BergenMay 25, 2023
@cvvhrn @Sustainable2050 #PowerOutages #RenewableEnergy #EnergyStorage #Netherlands
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@Sustainable2050 @asymco
Show threadAttila KinaliMay 24, 2023

@Sustainable2050

And we can blame the Germans for that!

Everyone laughed at their decision to subsidize solar and wind power 20 years ago. But they are the reason why solar and wind is so cheap today.

Show threadChristian TietzeMay 24, 2023
@attilakinali @Sustainable2050 That's not the story you hear in Germany :) A decade of neglect, rather, after a short initial burst
Show threadAttila KinaliMay 24, 2023
@ctietze @Sustainable2050 Well, the Germans like to neglect their infrastructure. Especially if it's critical. But it doesn't change the fact, that the subsidy did give the solar and wind industry an initial boost to get things going and prices down. Now that they are down, other countries profit from the cheap prices and drive demand up.
Show threadFinal Round Player 😷🇪🇺🍸May 24, 2023
@Sustainable2050
Do you have equivalent figures for wind power?
Show threadUwe TrenknerJun 21, 2023

@Sustainable2050

Germany adds 1GW in the month of May:
https://www.solarserver.de/2023/06/21/photovoltaik-deutschland-baut-im-mai-1-040-mw-hinzu/

We "only" need 30 other countries to do the same to reach 1GW/day 😎

Photovoltaik: Deutschland baut im Mai 1.040 MW hinzu

Photovoltaik: Deutschland baut im Mai 1.040 MW hinzu. Deutlich geringer war der Ausbau der Windenergie. Biomasse führt ein Schattendasein.

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