Report: Solar surge to lead to huge fall in cost of renewables

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The cost of renewable technologies will be slashed over the next few decades, according to Norwegian renewable energy giant Statkraft

Solar power will become the largest source of power generation globally by 2035, producing almost 40 per cent of all electricity, according to renewable energy company Statkraft. The prediction was...

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