Solar power

Solar power is the conversion of sunlight into electricity, either directly using photovoltaics (PV), or indirectly using concentrated solar power (CSP). Concentrated solar power systems use lenses or mirrors and tracking systems to focus a large area of sunlight into a small beam. Photovoltaics convert light into an electric current using the photovoltaic effect.

The International Energy Agency projected in 2014 that under its "high renewables" scenario, by 2050, solar photovoltaics and concentrated solar power would contribute about 16 and 11 percent, respectively, of the worldwide electricity consumption, and solar would be the world's largest source of electricity. Most solar installations would be in China and India.

Photovoltaics were initially solely used as a source of electricity for small and medium-sized applications, from the calculator powered by a single solar cell to remote homes powered by an off-grid rooftop PV system. As the cost of solar electricity has fallen, the number of grid-connected solar PV systems has grown into the millions and utility-scale solar power stations with hundreds of megawatts are being built. Solar PV is rapidly becoming an inexpensive, low-carbon technology to harness renewable energy from the Sun.

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Bold in scale, Sharjah Biennial 16 maps new constellation of voices beyond West-centric lens

Korea Times 13 Feb 2025
Pratchaya Phinthong's "We are lived by powers ... These scattered solar panels are fragments of a larger project off the United Arab Emirate’s east coast, where Phinthong has constructed an underwater solar-powered nursery to help repopulate the Gulf’s fragile coral reefs....
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Dubai: RTA unveils new 'rail bus'; vehicle to carry 40 passengers per trip

Khaleejtimes 10 Feb 2025
Still in development, the autonomous, solar-powered system is expected to revolutionise urban mobility in the emirate ... Designed to go upto 100kmph, the bus will measure 2.9 meters in height and 11.5 meters in length and will be fully powered by solar energy and driven autonomously....
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UAE project pipeline remains robust

Khaleejtimes 30 Jan 2025
Some of the largest projects currently in execution include the ADNOC Hail and Ghasha Sour Gas development ($16 billion), the construction of a solar power project by Emirates Water & Electricity Company and Masdar ($6 billion) and the blue line expansion of the Dubai metro ($5.8 billion)....

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