At the beginning of this course, we set out to answer 6 questions on solar energy.

Here's a summary of what we learned.

Largest solar power plant in the world

Solar and Wind cheaper than fossil fuels

Last year, wind and solar power became cheaper than fossil fuels. Read more: http://wef.ch/2kYNjIH

What is the duck curve?

Learn about the duck curve and how solar can help balance hourly energy loads.

Tesla reveals the future of the power grid

A partnership between Tesla and KIUC's (Kauaʻi Island Utility Cooperative) -- is vast -- 45 acres of solar panels situated among rolling green hills. Panels dip and rise with the contour of the land, feeding the energy of the sun to a 53MWh array of Tesla Powerpacks -- white boxes filled with batteries. That's more than double that of Tesla's battery Powerpack project in California.

Read on: https://www.engadget.com/2017/04/04/t...

60% of our energy would come from zero emission renewable energy sources by 2040