Global solar installations could reach 1 terawatt next year - https://pv-magazine-usa.com/2025/03/19/global-solar-installa... - March 19th, 2025 (“BloombergNEF reports that the world installed nearly 600 gigawatts of solar power in 2024, closely aligning with projections that annual global solar installations will surpass 1 terawatt within the next few years. Although projections for 2025 currently fall short of that pace, early forecasts often underestimate actual deployment.”)

Sun Machines: Solar Power Is Going to be Huge - https://www.economist.com/interactive/essay/2024/06/20/solar... | https://archive.today/aXhc8 - June 20th, 2024

The exponential growth of solar power will change the world - https://www.economist.com/leaders/2024/06/20/the-exponential... | https://archive.today/T6LnS - June 20th, 2024

Clean is hard to find, processing lanthanide concentrates creates radioactive waste.

  As the world transitions towards cleaner and more sustainable energy sources, the demand for rare earth minerals has surged. From wind turbines and solar photovoltaic (PV) cells to electric vehicles (EV) and battery storage, rare earth minerals are essential components in powering the technologies that will drive the renewable energy transition.

~ https://hamiltonlocke.com.au/unlocking-clean-energy-the-cruc...

  The elements critical to the energy transition include the 17 rare earth elements, the 15 lanthanides plus scandium and yttrium. While many rare earth metals are actually common, they are called “rare” because they are seldom found in sufficient amounts to be extracted easily or economically.

~ https://news.climate.columbia.edu/2023/04/05/the-energy-tran...

Lynas to produce rare earths concentrates in Kalgoorlie from August

  The company is building the facility in response to continuing environmental concerns in Malaysia about radioactive wastes produced by its local rare earth metals production plant.

~ https://www.aumanufacturing.com.au/lynas-to-produce-rare-ear...