The Daily Populous

Friday October 6th, 2017 evening edition

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By the end of 2016, China had increased its solar PV capacity by nearly 800 times, with more than 77 gigawatts currently installed.

China’s solar dominance is only going to keep growing, according to the IEA report.

As Dr. Paolo Frankl, one of the lead authors on the report, said on a call to reporters, “In one year, China will install the equivalent of the total history of solar development in Germany.”.

The Renewables 2017 report takes a deep dive into renewable energy deployment across all industries and throughout the world, but the dominance of solar PV stands out.

As a whole, renewables represented nearly two-thirds of new electricity capacity additions last year, far outshining coal and natural gas growth.

Over the next half decade, the world will install half as much renewable energy as the current entire global capacity of coal power.

Rather, it would slow PV deployment in the U.S. at precisely the time the rest of the world is pivoting aggressively to solar. »

Musk: Tesla can rebuild Puerto Rico power grid

Authored by thehill.com

Billionaire Tesla founder Elon Musk says that he believes he can rebuild Puerto Rico’s power grid with batteries and solar power.

The Puerto Rico state owned electric company says that some households be without power for four to six months.

Tesla, however, has sent hundreds of its Powerwall batteries, which collect and store solar energy, to help provide power more immediately to Puerto Ricans. »

Applebee's offering $1 margaritas in October to remind people it's also a 'bar'

Authored by foxnews.com

Applebee’s is offering $1 margaritas the whole month of October, despite the chain saying it’s done trying to please millennials.

The restaurant chain is offering its “Dollarita” promotion in celebration of “Neighborhood Appreciation Month” — an homage to the restaurant's full title: Applebee's Neighborhood Bar + Grill.

The drinks are served on the rocks, and will be available all day long at participating restaurants, according to a news release. »

Alex Chilton Set to Go

Authored by rollingstone.com

The members have since reconciled and now play a handful of venues each year on the oldies circuit.

Since 1975, Chilton has been releasing albums under his own moniker and on his own terms.

On his new album Set – his first since 1995's blues-inflected A Man Called Destruction – Chilton interprets gospel, country and jazz offerings with appropriate tact. »