'The solar age is truly here': World installed 600GW of solar power in 2024

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New data from SolarPower Europe suggests world could be on track to install 1TW of solar a year by 2030

A new record of 597GW of solar power capacity was installed across the world in 2024, delivering a 33 per cent increase on 2023, according to new figures published today by solar trade association SolarPower...

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