The world’s fastest solar revolution

The old solar plants could become part of the past in Spain and around the world because of the greatest thermal revolution in history. It has not yet begun, but it could happen soon and transform everything we thought we knew. This would happen while humanity is immersed in a profound global energy transition, a crucial process to achieve the long-awaited sustainable future with a lower dependence on fossil fuels. In this scenario, solar energy…

The world’s fastest solar revolution

Around a decade ago, astute observers of the renewable energy market began to imagine a solar powered world. It wasn’t obvious at the time, given the dominance of fossil fuels. But the logic was simple enough: the price of solar was falling so fast that it would soon be the cheapest form of electricity generation. Sunlight is free, so once your panels are installed, solar power will always be cheaper than the alternatives. Slowly but surely, sol…