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As the #Trump admin starves it of fuel oil, #Cuba is pulling off one of the fastest #solar revolutions on the planet — with #China’s help
“Renewable energy now makes up roughly 10% of Cuba’s electricity, up from around 3% in 2024.
“It’s a really, really rapid boom,” Graham said.
The country has pledged that figure will rise to at least 24% by 2030.”
CNN: As the US starves it of oil, Cuba is pulling off one of the fastest solar revolutions on the planet — with China’s help
"...Cuba is struggling with devastating nationwide blackouts as the United States’ effective oil blockade strangles fuel supplies. But this crisis may also be accelerating a China-backed clean energy revolution that’s been quietly unfolding in the Caribbean nation. ..."
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As the US starves it of oil, Cuba is pulling off one of the fastest solar revolutions on the planet — with China’s help
Cuba is struggling with nationwide blackouts as the US’s effective oil blockade strangles fuel supplies. But the crisis may accelerate its clean energy revolutionLaura Paddison (CNN)
"many Amazonian communities aren’t connected to the grid. In remote areas...transmission lines are difficult to build and maintain. Instead, they depend on polluting diesel fuel for electricity.
"Diesel, transported by boat, is burned by about 160 local thermal plants and thousands of generators...
"Now, #solar panels and lithium batteries are beginning to transform the region, supplementing or replacing diesel altogether."
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Solar power stations are restoring ecosystems in England.
So there's another reason conservatives will oppose solar power.
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Solar panels were known to attract birds, but they are now drawing in species never seen in these areas before
New research from the University of Cambridge has found that some birds species are making a triumphant return to the area around solar panels in England.Warren van der Sandt (ecoportal.net)
