Solar Panel installer or wind turbine technician will be among the fastest growing occupations in the next decade ( US Department of Labour Statistics) -Image Creative Commons via Bing with thanks to the unknown photographer “In the years to come, the only great powers will be green powers.” - Boris Johnson speaking at the UN General Assembly in September. As far as power generation from renewable energy goes, the trickle has become a flood. There is so much happening in this space that I can barely keep up. Three days ago the UK announced its ambitious road map to zero emissions. Two days ago, the state of Tasmania became the first Australian state to announce plans to reach net zero by 2030, so I will stop adding more bits and list some of the highlights here. Look up any of the linked source pages for more. We'll be talking mostly about power generation for domestic use in this section and particularly the uptake of PV solar and wind power. Other emergen...
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