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China is forecasted to reach 1,000GW of installed solar capacity by 2026 (from 500GW today), which is pretty much equivalent to the total global solar power capacity today. (reneweconomy.com.au)

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago

I think you're misunderstanding to some degree. While silicon PV caps out at around 24% (I think up to 27% now), 100% conversion is basically impossible because of physics.

Plus, the sun basically has infinite energy, so it's not like efficiency is that big of a concern compared to energy density.