Solar Power is About to Explode - my conversation with a solar pioneer - Open Solar's Birchy

This week I had the opportunity to meet Andrew Birch - better known as 'Birchy' who is a pioneer in the solar industry. Co-founder of Open Solar and a range of other businesses over the years, Birchy is influential in the solar world. Birchy's modelling suggests that we are at a significant uptick in solar deployment world wide, so much so, we may see 50% of all energy globally generated by solar power by 2035. This would be a significant change, and something that would have a meaningful impact on energy systems all around the world. In this conversation we hear a bit about this modelling and Birchy's vision for a low emissions future. We talk a bit about the challenge in the UK and what individuals should be focussed on to have a real impact. It was great to meet Birchy - thanks to my pal Thom Whiffen for making the introduction! I look forward to 2035 and the transformation that an electrified economy, powered by solar power, would bring to our communities. Have a look at Birchy's website for more detail on the S-Curve - https://www.ebirchy.com/ And check in on Open Solar to understand all they do to provoke solar installations around the world - https://www.opensolar.com/ Paper from Rocky Mountain Institute on materials - https://www.globalbattery.org/media/publications/mvp/wef-powering-the-future-2025.pdf --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Get a free quote for heat pumps through The Eco Experts - https://quotes.theecoexperts.co.uk/heat-pumps?cid=652e544dc95d2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Octopus referral code .... share.octopus.energy/azure-hero-218 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- buymeacoffee.com/lowcarbontom ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Book in a call to talk through any thoughts linked to your project - https://calendly.com/low-carbon-tom