Solar Cell Production Jumps 50 Percent in 2007

ENN News, December 31, 2oo7

WASHINGTON, DC — "Production of photovoltaics (PV) jumped to 3,800 megawatts worldwide in 2007, up an estimated 50 percent over 2006," says Jonathan G. Dorn, Staff Researcher at the Earth Policy Institute, in a recent release, "Solar Cell Production Jumps 50 Percent in 2007" . "Growing by an impressive average of 48 percent each year since 2002, PV production has been doubling every two years, making it the world's fastest-growing energy source.". Read more...

Energy needs 'to grow inexorably'

BBC News, November 7, 2007

The global demand for energy is set to grow inexorably through to 2030 if governments do not change their policies, warns a top energy official.
Nobuo Tanaka, executive director of the International Energy Agency (IEA), said such a rise would threaten energy security and accelerate climate change. He said energy needs in 2030 could be more than 50% above current levels, with fossil fuels still dominant. Read more...