Workers chat near a gasoline filling station, under ground a mine as South Africa's Gold Fields bets on solar to cut costs and carbon, at Gold Fields' South Deep mine, south-west of Johannesburg, South Africa October 12, 2022. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko 

Vladimir Mihailovich, a solar plant manager, walks inside a crater after a shelling hit the station that was producing 2.5 megawatts of power, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in the town of Merefa on the outskirts of Kharkiv, Ukraine May 28, 2022. Picture taken with a drone. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado 

Vladimir Mihailovich, a solar plant manager, walks next to a crater after a shelling hit the station that was producing 2.5 megawatts of power, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in the town of Merefa on the outskirts of Kharkiv, Ukraine May 28, 2022. Picture taken with a drone. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

Vladimir Mihailovich, a solar plant manager, stands next to a crater formed after a shelling hit the station that was producing 2.5 megawatts of power, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in the town of Merefa on the outskirts of Kharkiv, Ukraine May 28, 2022. Picture taken with a drone. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado 

Crater marks on damaged solar power panels are seen after a shelling hit a station that was producing 2.5 megawatts of power, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in the town of Merefa on the outskirts of Kharkiv, Ukraine May 28, 2022. Picture taken with a drone. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado 

A crater mark on damaged solar power panels is seen after a shelling hit a station that was producing 2.5 megawatts of power, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in the town of Merefa on the outskirts of Kharkiv, Ukraine May 28, 2022. Picture taken with a drone. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado 

Solar power panels damaged in shelling are seen at a power station that was producing 2.5 megawatts of power, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in the town of Merefa on the outskirts of Kharkiv, Ukraine May 28, 2022. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado 

Solar power panels damaged in shelling are seen at a power station that was producing 2.5 megawatts of power, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in the town of Merefa on the outskirts of Kharkiv, Ukraine May 28, 2022. Picture taken with a drone. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado 

Vladimir Mihailovich, a solar plant manager, stands next to damaged panels after a shelling hit the station that was producing 2.5 megawatts of power, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in the town of Merefa on the outskirt of Kharkiv, Ukraine May 28, 2022. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado 

A solar battery-powered electric minibus is seen at the charging station along Baga-Kazuwa road in Maiduguri, Nigeria May 5, 2022. Picture taken May 5, 2022. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde 

A man plugs a charging cable unto a solar-powered mini bus at the charging station along Baga-Kazuwa road in Maiduguri, Nigeria May 4, 2022. Picture taken May 4, 2022. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde 

A solar battery-powered minibus is seen parked at the charging station along Baga-Kazuwa road in Maiduguri, Nigeria May 4, 2022. Picture taken May 4, 2022. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde 

A solar battery-powered minibus is driven out of a charging station along Baga-Kazuwa road in Maiduguri, Nigeria May 4, 2022. Picture taken May 4, 2022. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde 

Robert Knoche examines the solar powered meteorological station on his property, put up by NextEra in Douglas County, Kansas, U.S., April 4, 2022. Picture taken on April 4, 2022. REUTERS/Arin Yoon 

Fields of heliostat mirrors reflect sunlight onto a boiler mounted on a solar power tower at the Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System, the world’s largest solar thermal power station, in the Mojave Desert near Nipton, California U.S., February 27, 2022. Picture taken with a drone on February 27, 2022. REUTERS/Bing Guan 

Fields of heliostat mirrors reflect sunlight onto a boiler mounted onto solar power towers at the Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System, the world’s largest solar thermal power station, in the Mojave Desert near Nipton, California U.S., February 27, 2022. Picture taken with a drone on February 27, 2022. REUTERS/Bing Guan 

An aerial view of the Desert Stateline Solar Facility, a 300 Megawatt peak utility-scale solar photovoltaic power station, near Nipton, California U.S., February 27, 2022. Picture taken with a drone on February 27, 2022. REUTERS/Bing Guan 

An aerial view of the Desert Stateline Solar Facility, a 300 Megawatt peak utility-scale solar photovoltaic power station, near Nipton, California U.S., February 27, 2022. Picture taken with a drone on February 27, 2022. REUTERS/Bing Guan 

An aerial view of the Desert Stateline Solar Facility, a 300 Megawatt peak utility-scale solar photovoltaic power station, near Nipton, California U.S., February 27, 2022. Picture taken with a drone on February 27, 2022. REUTERS/Bing Guan 

An aerial view of the Desert Stateline Solar Facility, a 300 Megawatt peak utility-scale solar photovoltaic power station, near Nipton, California U.S., February 27, 2022. Picture taken with a drone on February 27, 2022. REUTERS/Bing Guan 

An aerial view of the Desert Stateline Solar Facility, a 300 Megawatt peak utility-scale solar photovoltaic power station, near Nipton, California U.S., February 27, 2022. Picture taken with a drone on February 27, 2022. REUTERS/Bing Guan 

Fields of heliostat mirrors reflect sunlight onto a boiler mounted onto solar power towers at the Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System, the world’s largest solar thermal power station, in the Mojave Desert near Nipton, California U.S., February 27, 2022. Picture taken with a drone on February 27, 2022. REUTERS/Bing Guan 

Fields of heliostat mirrors reflect sunlight at the Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System, the world’s largest solar thermal power station, in the Mojave Desert near Nipton, California U.S., February 27, 2022. Picture taken with a drone on February 27, 2022. REUTERS/Bing Guan 

Fields of heliostat mirrors reflect sunlight onto a boiler mounted onto solar power towers at the Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System, the world’s largest solar thermal power station, in the Mojave Desert near Nipton, California U.S., February 27, 2022. Picture taken with a drone on February 27, 2022. REUTERS/Bing Guan 

Fields of heliostat mirrors reflect sunlight onto a boiler mounted onto solar power towers at the Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System, the world’s largest solar thermal power station, in the Mojave Desert near Nipton, California U.S., February 27, 2022. Picture taken February 27, 2022. REUTERS/Bing Guan 

A molten salt solar tower stands behind electricity pylons at a power station near Dunhuang, Gansu province, China April 13, 2021. Picture taken April 13, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins 

A molten salt solar tower stands behind electricity pylons at a power station near Dunhuang, Gansu province, China April 13, 2021. Picture taken April 13, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins 

Aizu Electric Power's Oguni solar power station is pictured in Kitakata, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, March 7, 2021. Picture taken March 7, 2021. REUTERS/Yuka Obayashi 

Employees charge lithium ion batteries for a Hamba electric motorcycle at a solar-powered recharging station in Wedza, Zimbabwe, 22 May 2020. Picture taken May 22, 2020. REUTERS/MacDonald Dzirutwe 

Workers walk at a solar power station in Tongchuan, Shaanxi province, China December 11, 2019. Picture taken December 11, 2019. REUTERS/Muyu Xu 

A solar power station is seen in Tongchuan, Shaanxi province, China December 11, 2019. Picture taken December 11, 2019. REUTERS/Muyu Xu 

German Chancellor Angela Merkel stands next to an electric vehicle during her visit to a solar powered metro station at Dwarka in New Delhi, India, November 2, 2019. REUTERS/Andreas Rinke 

German Chancellor Angela Merkel is seen during her visit to a solar powered metro station at Dwarka in New Delhi, India, November 2, 2019. REUTERS/Andreas Rinke 

German Chancellor Angela Merkel speaks with an official during her visit to a solar powered metro station Dwarka in New Delhi, India, November 2, 2019. REUTERS/Andreas Rinke 

German Chancellor Angela Merkel stands next to an electric vehicle during her visit to a solar powered metro station at Dwarka in New Delhi, India, November 2, 2019. REUTERS/Andreas Rinke 

German Chancellor Angela Merkel speaks next to an electric vehicle during her visit to a solar powered metro station at Dwarka in New Delhi, India, November 2, 2019. REUTERS/Andreas Rinke 

German Chancellor Angela Merkel speaks with an official during her visit to a solar powered metro station at Dwarka in New Delhi, India, November 2, 2019. REUTERS/Andreas Rinke 

German Chancellor Angela Merkel speaks with an officer during her visit to a solar powered metro station at Dwarka in New Delhi, India, November 2, 2019. REUTERS/Andreas Rinke 

A Solar Cow battery charging station for schools, designed to encourage parents in developing nations to send their children to school in exchange for battery power, is displayed at "CES Unveiled" during the 2019 CES in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. January 6, 2019. REUTERS/Steve Marcus 

Saudi man looks at the solar plant in Uyayna, north of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia April 10, 2018. Picture taken April 10, 2018. REUTERS/Faisal Al Nasser 

A solar plant is seen in Uyayna, north of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia April 10, 2018. Picture taken April 10, 2018. REUTERS/Faisal Al Nasser 

Engineer Sergei Buzin inspects equipment at the Abakan solar electric station owned by Russian electricity firm EuroSibEnergo of En+ Group, in a suburb of the Siberian town of Abakan, in the Republic of Khakassia, Russia September 26, 2017. Picture taken September 26, 2017. REUTERS/Ilya Naymushin 

An aerial view shows the Abakan solar electric station owned by Russian electricity firm EuroSibEnergo of En+ Group, in a suburb of the Siberian town of Abakan, in the Republic of Khakassia, Russia September 26, 2017. Picture taken September 26, 2017. REUTERS/Ilya Naymushin 

Engineer Petr Kuznetsov walks during the daily inspection of equipment at the Abakan solar electric station owned by Russian electricity firm EuroSibEnergo of En+ Group, in a suburb of the Siberian town of Abakan, in the Republic of Khakassia, Russia September 26, 2017. Picture taken September 26, 2017. REUTERS/Ilya Naymushin 

Engineer Petr Kuznetsov inspects equipment at the Abakan solar electric station owned by Russian electricity firm EuroSibEnergo of En+ Group, in a suburb of the Siberian town of Abakan, in the Republic of Khakassia, Russia September 26, 2017. Picture taken September 26, 2017. REUTERS/Ilya Naymushin 

Ravens sit on solar panels at the Abakan solar electric station owned by Russian electricity firm EuroSibEnergo of En+ Group, in a suburb of the Siberian town of Abakan, in the Republic of Khakassia, Russia September 26, 2017. Picture taken September 26, 2017. REUTERS/Ilya Naymushin 

A car drives past ravens sitting around solar panels at the Abakan solar electric station owned by Russian electricity firm EuroSibEnergo of En+ Group, in a suburb of the Siberian town of Abakan, in the Republic of Khakassia, Russia September 26, 2017. Picture taken September 26, 2017. REUTERS/Ilya Naymushin 

Ravens fly over solar panels at the Abakan solar electric station owned by Russian electricity firm EuroSibEnergo of En+ Group, in a suburb of the Siberian town of Abakan, in the Republic of Khakassia, Russia September 26, 2017. Picture taken September 26, 2017. REUTERS/Ilya Naymushin 

A Pere David's deer rests next to a watering hole and a solar panel in Thompson, Texas on August 30, 2017. Picture taken on August 30, 2017. REUTERS/Adrees Latif TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

A worker works at a solar power plant by Superblock, Southeast Asia's biggest producer of solar power in Phetchaburi province, Thailand, August 23, 2017. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

Solar panels are pictured over an electric car charging station, where a Tesla and a Renault are parked, at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland June 2, 2017. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse 

Wind turbines and solar panels are seen at a wind and solar energy storage and transmission power station from State Grid Corporation of China, in Zhangjiakou of Hebei province, China, March 18, 2016. REUTERS/Jason Lee/File Photo 

A staff member works at the control center of a wind and solar energy storage and transmission power station of State Grid Corporation of China, in Zhangjiakou of Hebei province, China, March 18, 2016. REUTERS/Jason Lee/File Photo 

Children stand around a solar powered charging station for mobile devices designed by a group of university students, at the municipality-run camp of Kara Tepe on the island of Lesbos, Greece, June 14, 2016. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis 

A solar powered charging station for mobile devices designed by a group of university students is seen at the municipality-run camp of Kara Tepe on the island of Lesbos, Greece, June 14, 2016. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis 

A staff member works at the control center of a wind and solar energy storage and transmission power station of State Grid Corporation of China, in Zhangjiakou of Hebei province, China, in this March 18, 2016 file picture. REUTERS/Jason Lee/Files 

Staff members walk into a wind and solar energy storage and transmission power station of State Grid Corporation of China, in Zhangjiakou of Hebei province, China, in this March 18, 2016 file picture. REUTERS/Jason Lee/Files 

People walk past the solar panels at a wind and solar energy storage and transmission power station of State Grid Corporation of China, in Zhangjiakou of Hebei province, China, in this March 18, 2016 file picture. REUTERS/Jason Lee/Files 

Wind turbines and solar panels are seen at a wind and solar energy storage and transmission power station from State Grid Corporation of China, in Zhangjiakou of Hebei province, China, in this March 18, 2016 file picture. REUTERS/Jason Lee/Files 

A car is parked at a service station for electric cars powered by solar energy in the village of Wolpertshausen near Schwaebisch Hall, Germany, March 18, 2016. Wolpertshausen produces up to 30 percent more electricity from renewable sources (biogas generator, wind turbines and solar panels on the roofs) than its 1,300 residents use. Picture taken March 18, 2016. REUTERS/Michaela Rehle