Comments on: 541 MW of Solar Approved for France http://cleantechnica.com/2012/07/29/541-mw-of-solar-approved-for-france/ Clean Tech News & Views: Solar Energy News. Wind Energy News. EV News. & More. Sun, 28 Dec 2014 08:17:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.1 By: Bob_Wallace http://cleantechnica.com/2012/07/29/541-mw-of-solar-approved-for-france/#comment-128343 Mon, 30 Jul 2012 04:32:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=40821#comment-128343 Panel prices aren’t the only thing that will be dropping.  Most likely we’ll see decreases in mounting costs.  If nothing else as panels become more efficient you get more power for the same amount of rack/labor inputs.

Inverters are also likely to drop in price.  I think that field is just starting to see some serious competition develop.

Then I noticed that someone had developed a robot that could do panel installation very efficiently.  Things will change.

]]> By: Aa http://cleantechnica.com/2012/07/29/541-mw-of-solar-approved-for-france/#comment-128341 Mon, 30 Jul 2012 03:59:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=40821#comment-128341 The country did have a plan to have over 5,000 MW installed by 2020, but this outlook may be in doubt at the moment.

Assuming they install the about same each year: 541 MW * 8 + 2831 MW (2011) = 7159 MW in 2020 (but I think it will be much bigger as prices come down)

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