James Mittell coverage in the Financial Times: The global boom in solar – with or without the US

James Mittell, Principal, Energy Infrastructure at Actis, was featured in the Financial Times’ Big Read following an interview with Rachel Millard. The in-depth piece shines a light on the transformative shift underway in the energy sector globally as a result of rapidly accelerating solar PV adoption and the cost reductions of this technology. Add to this the fact that battery energy storage systems have also seen their costs drop drastically and it is now possible in many markets to build large-scale integrated battery and solar PV systems capable of delivering power with the consistency of gas-fired power plants but at a lower cost – something that James labels as “a complete game-changer.” Click here to read the full article.

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