06 Oct '12, 1pm

The End of Abound Solar - What Have We Learned?: Filed under: Energy News

The End of Abound Solar - What Have We Learned?: Filed under: Energy News

” by the Nobel Prize winning economist Daniel Kahneman describes how emotionally-charged-investment-decision-making is fraught with challenges. “We were going to change the world" was in hindsight too passionate. In only a few years, solar has changed the energy industry with low cost PV panels now replacing conventional sources of energy. Using experience curves, the lower priced PV modules were predictable, but not to the extend the current module prices of $0.60-$0.70 per watt discussed at the recent Solar Power International conference held in Orlando. The good news is that at these prices, there will be more and more opportunities for low cost PV system installations, more experience in the PV technology, with the positive feedback loop continuing to reduce system prices. The market becomes bigger and bigger with every drop in module and system level pricing. We are c...

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The End of Abound Solar: What Have We Learned?

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cleantechnica.com 05 Oct '12, 9am

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