The solar industry has experienced a meteoric rise over the past two decades, growing from a small cottage industry to one of the leading technologies of the energy transition. It’s not been a smooth ride, but more than half a terawatt of new solar is now being built each year and the industry continues to grow rapidly. So how did we get here, and how far do we have to go?
This week on Cleaning Up, Michael is joined by BloombergNEF lead solar analyst Jenny Chase to chart the course of the solar industry, do a little myth busting, and ask what’s next for this multibillion dollar industry. Is China’s dominance of solar a problem? Is solar too expensive for developing countries? And when will we get free electricity?
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