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Can Solar Power Be Cheap?
2013-09-30 02:15:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Scientific American: Fact 1: The primary ingredient of most solar panels is purified sand. Fact 2: Enough sunlight hits the Earth in an hour to provide all of humanity's energy needs for a year. So why isn't solar power cheap and abundant? For starters, building a device capable of turning incoming photons into electricity isn't cheap. Add in installation and the cost of a solar system can still be more than $10 per watt of electricity produced. That's much higher than the cost per watt from burning coal or natural...
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SunPower Corporation to Supply Shimizu with 69 Megawatts of Its High Efficiency Solar Panels ...
2013-09-29 06:00:00| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
Company Provides Clean Energy to Japan's Largest Solar Installation<br /> <br /> SAN JOSE, Calif. and TOKYO — SunPower Corporation (NASDAQ: SPWR), a leading solar technology and energy solutions provider, today announced it will supply 69-megawatts (MW) of its high efficiency E20/327 solar panels to Shimizu Corporation for installation at the Eurus Energy mega solar power plant project in the village of Rokkasho, Aomori, Japan. With this agreement, SunPower is providing clean energy to ...This story is related to the following:Solar Energy Equipment |
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Solar Forward FAQ
2013-09-27 22:43:48| PortlandOnline
Frequently-asked questions about Solar Forward
China bans solar panel factories; global solar industry rejoices
2013-09-27 19:41:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mother Nature Network: Cheaper solar power is something that most environmentalists dream about. Indeed prices have been coming down dramatically in recent years. And though it may sound counterintuitive, getting too cheap, too soon can be a major problem. Manufacturers need reliable projections of future costs. Installers have to remain profitable despite diminishing returns on the hardware they sell. And quality can become compromised if all we care about is the price of panels. That's why many in the solar industry...
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Report says popular solar 'net metering' policy will cost...
2013-09-27 12:40:12| Energy - Topix.net
Workers install a solar panel on the roof of a home in Oakland, Calif. Wednesday, March 7, 2012.
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