Capacity of the sun a a virtually limitless source of energy

"I'd put my money on the sun and solar energy. What a source of power! I hope we don't have to wait until oil and coal run out before we tackle that."
~Thomas Edison (1847~1931)

Tuesday, June 7, 2011

PV in the Developing World--A ‘Cell Phone‘ Model for Microgrids Driving New PV Adoption

The PV industry is exploding--or is it? European PV leaders are cutting tariffs, reducing incentives, and instituting caps for PV development; the U.S.A. has no clear federal drive for PV; and Japan is enduring a catastrophe that will undoubtedly have serious impacts on its economy and PV investment capability. Spain is a distant memory for PV, and Italy has now come and gone. The global PV market cannot currently depend on...