Category Archives: Global Solar Energy Market

US Coal Generation Falls

New Renewables are Cheaper than 99% of US Coal Plants  The renewables transition continues to accelerate around the world.  In the US, dirty coal generation is on the decline.  It is now more economical to source energy from newly built renewable energy farms than from existing US coal plants. The Coal Cost Crossover 3.0 report from […]

Solar PV Energy Growth in Europe

Solar PV Energy Growth in Europe At Solpod, we celebrate the steps taken in the global effort towards the green energy transition.  The European Union now boasts a new record, the combined total of wind and solar generated more energy that gas for the first time. The Energy Think Tank Ember recently released its European […]

Solpod Solar Video Features at COP23 Climate Conference!

Solpod Solar Video Features at COP26 Climate Conference The Solpod team are thrilled that a Solpod video about one of our installation sites was broadcast at COP26!  The video aired at the COP26 Australian Pavilion and features our CEO, James Larratt. Mr Larratt says: “Solpod supports accelerated climate action with the transition to renewables being a major […]

Solar Could Lead Global Energy Share by 2050, Reported by International Energy Agency

Global Emissions Increasing in 2021, Despite International Pledges The International Energy Agency (IEA) recently released a report, ‘Net Zero by 2050‘, which outlines a pathway to tackle the climate crisis. The emissions target of net zero by 2050 will limit a global temperature increase to 1.5C.  Transiting to renewable energy is the major effort outlined […]

Solar is the ‘King’ of Global Electricity Markets, According to International Energy Agency

Solar is the ‘New King’ Solar is the ‘new king’ of power markets around the world, according to a report released by the International Energy Agency (IEA).  After the Covid-19 pandemic, solar will play a key role in the recovery of global electricity markets. The IEA released the World Energy Outlook report, which detailed the […]