Article Source: Bloomberg.com

Nov. 10 (Bloomberg) -- Power generation using giant mirrors and solar panels to concentrate the sun’s rays and turn turbines will expand more than 100-fold over the next two decades, according to the International Energy Agency.Solar thermal production will increase to 124 terawatt hours of energy in 2030 from less than 1 TWh in 2007, the Paris- based group said today in its annual energy outlook report.

Commercial interest in “concentrated” solar power is growing, allowing regions such as the U.S. Southwest, southern Europe and northern Africa to use the sun’s energy in some of the driest regions. Solar production has the most potential of all renewable sources to provide more of the growing world’s power needs, energy experts say.

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