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They're happening all the time. http://reneweconomy.com.au/2012/solar-insights-pv-costs-set-for-another-30-fall-in-2012-2012 http://reneweconomy.com.au/2012/so
by AndrewDucker 14y ago
They're happening all the time.
http://reneweconomy.com.au/2012/solar-insights-pv-costs-set-for-another-30-fall-in-2012-2012 http://reneweconomy.com.au/2012/solar-insights-pv-costs-set-...
30% fall in production costs this year, 75% over the two previous years. PV costs are constantly dropping at very high rates.
http://cleantechnica.com/2011/06/10/solar-power-graphs-to-make-you-smile/ http://cleantechnica.com/2011/06/10/solar-power-graphs-to-ma...
- marvin 14y agoYep. Things are getting really interesting these days. Some German coal plants have to shut down during peak solar production because they simply become unprofitable to operate. The US has added huge import taxes on the next generation of Chinese panels. Lots of existing solar companies are going bankrupt because they haven't been able to adapt fast enough. It's not just a series of pie-in-the-sky headlines. Things are changing, fast.
- astangl 14y agoNot sure what the "not including silicon" means in that first story. Nevertheless, these are evolutionary improvements, not the revolutionary ones implied by the hyped headlines. Don't get me wrong -- I'd love to see PV power production become prevalent. I've been waiting decades now, regularly reading stories about "paint-on" solar cells, etc., and getting frustrated at how the "paint-on" and "spray on" thing keeps getting headlines year after year, decade after decade, but somehow never becoming a product. Isn't it rational to question when the same "game changing" idea keeps making headlines, across years & decades?