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New global trends in solar energy
Ep. 228
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The global race to carbon neutrality has begun. One new idea, according to the BBC on May 23rd, is using car parks for mandatory solar energy farms. China is set to reach peak emissions early and Germany is restarting PV manufacturing. What’s new in new energy? Let’s take a look at what’s hot in solar.
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