Sinposis

SOLAR ENERGY, ONCE A NICHE APPLICATION FOR A LIMITED MARKET, HAS BECOME THE CHEAPEST AND FASTEST-GROWING POWER SOURCE ON EARTH. WHAT'S MORE, ITS POTENTIAL IS NEARLY LIMITLESS_EVERY HOUR THE SUN BEAMS DOWN MORE ENERGY THAN THE WORLD USES IN A YEAR. BUT IN TAMING THE SUN, ENERGY EXPERT VARUN SIVARAM WARNS THAT THE WORLD IS NOT YET EQUIPPED TO HARNESS ERRATIC SUNSHINE TO MEET MOST OF ITS ENERGY NEEDS. AND IF SOLAR'S CURRENT SURGE PETERS OUT, PROSPECTS FOR REPLACING FOSSIL FUELS AND AVERTING CATASTROPHIC CLIMATE CHANGE WILL DIM.