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Solar power to replace coal as world's top electricity source by 2050 — IEA

MINING.COM Staff Writer | September 29, 2014 | 6:40 pm Energy Africa Asia China Europe Coal 

Solar energy could be the top source of electricity by 2050, aided by dropping costs of the equipment needed to generate it, said Monday the U.S. International Energy Agency (IEA). According to West’s energy watchdog two latest reports, solar photovoltaic...

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