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Get used to seeing plans like this one. Now that the Solar Investment Tax Credit has been passed, every solar company in the world is going to be pushing like mad to help green-up America.
SunTech Power was the first to announce their plan, saying that they're going to triple their U.S. Operations with an aggressive push toward grid-level, residential and commercial installations. Helping them along will be EL Solutions, the company behind Google's solar plantation, which SunPower just acquired.
SunTech is betting on the United States becoming the world's largest market for their solar panels, which could easily happen in the next few years. Frankly, with all of that sunny desert in the South West, I can't believe we aren't the world's largest market yet. But government subsidies in Europe have kept the U.S. playing second fiddle.
But now, with prices dropping, and a nice fat subsidy of our own, we should be catching up pretty quick.
Via BusinessWeek
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written by audi, October 06, 2008
And lastly, is solar still to inefficient or expensive? Germany has a massive solar industry - the roofs of huge farm houses in Bavaria are often covered in solar panels and there are enormous industrial solar plants there too.
I just wonder is solar still uncompetitive with oil in terms of price ? Unfortunately for free marketism I think it's necessary to show the Visible Hand of subsidies until the renewables industry gets a few strong roots.
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written by Me, October 06, 2008
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I was over there in July. It was 111F in Nevada/Arizona - so it was kinda sunny! I didn't see any kind of solar installation anywhere. If a country has deserts, it's fair to assume it has a fair amount of sun all year round, isn't it? So, this was very puzzling.
Over the border in California it was a totally different story regarding green energy - wind farms absolutely everywhere. (But again, not much solar to be seen.)
Considering the enormous power demands America makes, it would be great if solar really took off as it could make a significant difference to emissions levels. With the credits and falling technology costs, there's really no reason why it shouldn't now.
Steve N. Lee
author of eco-blog http://www.lionsledbysheep.com
and suspense thriller 'What if...?'