Source: https://www.apnews.com/5cd81a81345a40f5b1ac2e5556a68ff7

Tesla’s Megapack battery is big enough to help grids handle peak demand:

https://www.theverge.com/2019/7/29/20746170/tesla-megapack-battery-pge-storage-announced

Major fire at Kadapa solar power unit

Site manager Sampath Reddy, who alerted the fire services personnel about the fire mishap, said that either short circuit or extreme heat might be the reason behind the fire accident. Source complète ici:

http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2019/may/23/major-fire-at-kadapa-solar-power-unit-1980667.html

« Japan is already scrambling for ways to reuse its mounting inventory of solar panel waste, which is expected to exceed 10,000 tons by 2020 and eventually grow to 800,000 tons per year by 2040. » Sources:

https://dailycaller.com/2018/08/06/solar-panels-fire-europe/

https://dailycaller.com/2017/08/01/old-solar-panels-causing-an-environmental-crisis-in-china/

http://www.iwf.org/blog/2804216/Solar-Energy:-Not-As-Clean-As-You-Think

More solar panels mean more waste and there’s no easy solution

It’s going to be a major problem by 2050

Source: https://www.theverge.com/2018/10/25/18018820/solar-panel-waste-chemicals-energy-environment-recycling

La Chine et le solaire à lire:

http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20180822-why-china-is-transforming-the-worlds-solar-energy

N.B.: Photo is of firefighters training and not of actual events