EcoWatch: What would Alexandre Edmond Becquerel be thinking now?
In 1839, at the age of just 19, Becquerel built the worlds first photovoltaic panel, later inspiring the imaginations of millions of people worldwide, including legendary scientist Albert Einstein. Still, it took another 115 years before Bell Labs invented the first modern silicon solar cell.
By comparison, its no stretch to say that the solar timeline has rocketed forward at warp speed in recent years.
So while 2013 was a record-breaking...