> but these wondrous lab results don't seem to make it to the marketplace However, there is a very good progress in solar energy production. According to this

> but these wondrous lab results don't seem to make it to the marketplace However, there is a very good progress in solar energy production. According to this chart [1], solar production in July '12 (peak month) was more than twice the producion in July '08 - 100% increase in four years. And that's in US only, and they aren't the leaders in solar adoption - that'd be Germany and Italy, according to BP report [2]. This report also says that worldwide solar production grew almost ten-fold over the last 5 years! So, I'd say lab results do affect the global picture already. ------------- [1]: http://ycharts.com/indicators/us_solar_energy_production http://ycharts.com/indicators/us_solar_energy_production [2]: http://www.bp.com/extendedsectiongenericarticle.do?categoryId=9041560&contentId=7075261 http://www.bp.com/extendedsectiongenericarticle.do?categoryI...