[HN Gopher] The momentum of the solar energy transition
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       The momentum of the solar energy transition
        
       Author : simonebrunozzi
       Score  : 35 points
       Date   : 2024-12-07 20:31 UTC (2 hours ago)
        
 (HTM) web link (www.nature.com)
 (TXT) w3m dump (www.nature.com)
        
       | toomuchtodo wrote:
       | Related:
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       | https://news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-environment-science-and...
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       | from https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37934146
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       | Previous:
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       | https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41431901 - Sept 2024 (2
       | comments)
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       | https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37934139 - Oct 2023 (1
       | comment)
        
       | svantana wrote:
       | It might be solid science, but not delining data from projections
       | is such a basic mistake that I'm disinclined to take any of it
       | seriously.
        
       | Panzer04 wrote:
       | This has been relatively clear for a while. Solar is dirt cheap
       | per kwh produced. The only real technical impediment at this
       | point, as the article mentions, is energy balancing (both through
       | the night and seasonally).
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       | It's interesting that uptake is slow in developing countries - If
       | anything I would expect solar to actually be quite beneficial in
       | places like Africa without well-developed grids, since it's so
       | easy to set up in an independent manner - I guess it might just
       | be down to insufficient income to manage even that :(
        
         | toomuchtodo wrote:
         | Investment is the challenge to solve for in Africa for more
         | rapid solar PV adoption.
         | 
         | https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2024/06/18/...
         | | https://archive.today/iqE4Q
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         | https://www.inonafrica.com/2024/10/09/africa-moves-to-finall...
        
       | bilsbie wrote:
       | The next step might be standalone solar products that are
       | prebuilt to avoid permitting costs and delays.
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       | How about a device you roll out into your yard and fold out some
       | giant panels to charge your ev. You get to benefit from cheap
       | solar without dealing with getting a bunch of laborors up in your
       | roof, and negotiating with the power company.
        
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