(Baonghean.vn) - The Earth is increasingly lacking in natural energy sources. To solve this problem, solar energy is an ideal answer for a clean, cheap and potentially almost endless energy source.
Currently, the total solar power capacity worldwide is 177,003 Megawatts, enough to provide electricity for more than 29 million households.
The International Energy Agency has just listed the 10 countries that are using solar energy most effectively through the number of solar power capacity as of the end of 2014 (this is the latest data).
It is quite surprising that some small countries like Germany, Japan and Italy ranked above the US. We all know that solar panels need a lot of space, so it is very impressive that small countries are at the top of this list.
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| Germany is at the top with 38,250 Megawatts of installed capacity. Photo: Sheep graze next to a solar park in Waghausel, southeast of Karlsruhe, Germany, on March 21, 2011. |
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| China is in second place with 28,330 Megawatts. Photo: Workers walk next to solar panels and wind turbines at a newly built power plant in Hami, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China on September 17, 2015. |
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| Next is Japan in third place. The land of cherry blossoms recorded a usage of 23,409 Megawatts. Solar-powered houses in Ota, Japan on October 28, 2008. |
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| Italy is the fourth largest user of solar energy in the world with a capacity of 18,622 Megawatts. Solar panels at a farm near the Sicilian town of Castelbuono, Italy on September 28, 2009. |
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| Coming in at number 5 is the country with the world’s number 1 economy – the United States with a capacity of 18,317 Megawatts. Solar panels are arranged in the shape of a sunflower at MUSE School in Malibu, California (photo taken on May 19, 2015). These sunflowers provide 75% to 90% of the school’s energy. |
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| France is ranked 6th with a recorded capacity of 5,678 Megawatts. Two wind turbines operate next to 20,320 solar panels in Avignonet-Lauragais, Midi-Pyrenees region, France on October 30, 2015. |
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| Spain is the 7th largest user of solar energy in the world with a capacity of 5,376 Megawatts. The Solucar solar park in Sanlucar la Mayor, near the Andalusian capital of Seville, Spain on March 4, 2016. |
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| Australia is in eighth place with 4,130 megawatts installed. Solar panels at the Greenough River project near the town of Walkaway, north of Perth. Photo taken on October 10, 2012. |
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| Ranked 9th is Belgium with a capacity of 3,156 Megawatts. Solar panels are located on a railway tunnel next to a highway in Brasschaat, Belgium. The energy from these panels is used to power trains or high-speed trains. |
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| South Korea is the 10th largest user of solar energy in the world with a capacity of 2,398 Megawatts. A photo of a solar power plant in the southeastern part of South Korea in Incheon province. Photo taken on September 30, 2010. |
Thanh Hien
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