“After an astonishing 50 percent growth in 2016, many solar experts did not expect any growth in 2017,” Michael Schmela, executive advisor and head of market intelligence at SolarPower Europe, said in a statement. “The fact that we saw solar continue to grow at such a high rate… proves that solar has been constantly underestimated.”
The World Added Nearly 30 Percent More Solar Energy Capacity in 2017

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