[Greenbuilding] [BULK] Re: FW: Cheap Solar Cells are Here

[George J. Nesbitt]

There was an article in the SF Chronicle last Friday about solar innovation.
Applied Materials acquired a company that had the rights to German 
Technology that in April 2005 produced a 9 sqft panel with a 10% efficiency.
Miasole, a solar startup in Santa Clara is working on technology based 
on hard drives.
Prism Solar Technology www.prismsolar.com is working on holographic 
solar panel that will reduce the use of silicon and cost.

Hopefull some of this will bear fruit in the near furture.
But as soon as I can fork out some money I will do a system, even if its 
with current technology and costs.

George J. Nesbitt wrote:

> And if they achieve half of what they promise it will still be a good 
> thing.
>
> Lawrence Lile wrote:
>
>> You are welcome, Chris.  I wish I'd actually said that, it was well 
>> put. 
>> (ha ha) -- Lawrence Lile
>>
>>
>>
>> ________________________________
>>
>> From: greenbuilding-bounces at listserv.repp.org on behalf of Chris Green
>> Sent: Wed 8/16/2006 11:25 PM
>> To: Greenbuilding at listserv.repp.org
>> Subject: [BULK] Re: [Greenbuilding] FW: Cheap Solar Cells are Here
>>
>>
>>
>> Lawrence Lile wrote (or quoted)...:
>>  
>>
>>>    Meanwhile, the prospect of this technology creates a conundrum for
>>> the electric utility industry and Wall Street. Can - or should - any
>>> utility, or investor, count on the long-term viability of a coal,
>>> nuclear or gas investment? The answer is no. In about a year, we'll see
>>> how well those technologies work. The question is whether federal 
>>> energy
>>> policy can change fast enough to join what appears to be a revolution.
>>>
>>>     
>>
>> Thanks for the lead, Lawrence: This quote could help us put the final
>> nail in the flimsy coffin of a proposed uranium mine a few miles north
>> of me....
>>
>> Chris Green,
>> (on behalf of The Yellowhead Ecological Association. )
>>
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