Comments on: Flexible Solar Panels Get First Ever UL Certification

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 12:22:00 +0000

I’m not denying that NG might be in the mix, but it is already more expensive than wind in Brazil and many other locations. There’s a reason West Texas is growing wind turbines at such a fast clip. And, as Bob points out, Nat Gas is going to see rising prices.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 20:49:00 +0000

- *71 percent *of Americans say global warming should be a very high (13%), high (27%), or medium (31%) priority for the president and Congress, including 88 percent of Democrats, 66 percent of Independents, and 50 percent of Republicans.
– *91 percent *of Americans say developing sources of clean energy should be a very high (32%), high (35%), or medium (24%) priority for the president and Congress, including 97 percent of Democrats, 89 percent of Independents, and 85 percent of Republicans.
– http://thinkprogress.org/romm/2011/06/14/245469/poll-independents-republicans-global-warming-support-clean-energy/
I’d say the vast majority are concerned about CO2 and climate change.

The price of natural gas is artificially low due to a market glut. Tremendous amounts of money flowed to new NG wells and we have experienced a large surplus which has made prices cheap. As we add NG plants and start selling NG overseas that surplus will go away.

Then, many are reporting that there is likely less NG that we anticipated. Natural gas wells, unlike oil wells, tend to produce a lot of gas for the first couple of years and then peter out.

The last time I checked the futures market expect the price of NG to rise 40% by 2016. Natural gas will not remain the cheap way to make electricity.

Jobs are a concern, but wind and solar create a lot of good jobs. And they
don’t cause the fracking problems of drilling for NG.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 20:33:00 +0000

I love solar and wind, but natural gas will set the competitive benchmark for price. It is relatively clean enough for the voting majority, is plentiful, and is in many areas around the world. Carbon concerns are not much of a factor for the vast majority. Jobs and cheap fuel are.

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By: John W. Rivard

John W. Rivard — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 02:52:07 +0000

A big step forward for solar. UL certification really means something to the average home/business owner. This product would be a hit if it was available in a “plu&play” version with built-in power inverter and sold through Lowes or Home Depot.