David Fickling, Columnist

Silver’s Surge Suggests a Brighter Future for Solar

What peak? 

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Did we just pass peak solar?

That’s the claim now circulating among many analysts. Hitting net zero will require 630 gigawatts of panels to be installed every year between 2030 and 2050, the International Energy Agency estimates. But we already blew past that target with 654 GW built last year, according to BloombergNEF.