SolarSolar reaches 14,000 GW by 2050, seven times what is installed today.
WindWind capacity climbs to 8,100 GW by 2050, and offshore alone grows 56 fold.
HVDC link: AC systems, converter transformers, thyristor converters and DC link with smoothing reactor
HVDCFive times the share of transmission runs on HVDC by 2050, up from 1 percent today.
FACTS: busbar, transformer, thyristor controlled branch and capacitor
FACTSThe FACTS equipment market roughly doubles by 2035, at close to 6 percent a year.
Smart Grid ICTNearly a quarter of all grid spending to 2050 goes digital, USD 5.1 trillion of it.
EV and chargingCharging networks absorb up to USD 3 trillion by 2050, a third of that before 2040.
SolarSolar reaches 14,000 GW by 2050, seven times what is installed today.

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