Comments on: Global Solar Energy Brings Powerful Building Integrated Solar to Japan’s Growing Renewable Energy Market

By: Anne

Anne — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 18:17:00 +0000

I am afraid the $0.52 is a total anachronism. A boom-bust scenario is virtually inevitable. The high profit margins will provide ammo for the naysayers that will accuse the government of handing out tax money for free.

By: Anne

Anne — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 18:13:00 +0000

CSP might be considered a 3rd type. It is true it also heats a substance, but that is just an intermediary step. The end goal is to generate electricity.

A 4th type that I can think of is direct hydrogen production through photolysis: http://www.nrel.gov/hydrogen/adv_materials.html#photoelectrochemical
But I am not aware of any real products, it is lab technology.

By: Pedro Renquinha Dias

Pedro Renquinha Dias — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 08:38:00 +0000

I’m puzzled with your comment:
“Photovoltaic solar panels are the most common type of solar panels (apart from solar thermal water heaters, which are not electric but use the sun’s heat to directly heat water).”

What are the other types of solar panels, besides PV and solar thermal?

By: LarchOye

LarchOye — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 02:49:00 +0000

That’s one way to do it, I guess…

A better plan would be to garner up significant investment from people who are willing to give it ~10 years to come to fruition.

In that case, you do it just like anyone else in any other business- Undercut the Competition! If say, I were selling solar power to individuals / businesses / the grid right now- for $.95 cents on the dollar, would YOU buy it?

OF COURSE YOU WOULD!!