Comments on: Energy and Climate News for August 27: Solar panels drop sharply in price http://climateprogress.org/2009/08/27/energy-and-climate-news-for-august-27-solar-panels-drop-sharply-in-price/ The Latest on Climate Science, Solutions, and Politics Sat, 20 Mar 2010 17:52:20 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: solar panel http://climateprogress.org/2009/08/27/energy-and-climate-news-for-august-27-solar-panels-drop-sharply-in-price/#comment-105274 solar panel Mon, 31 Aug 2009 03:46:38 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/?p=10520#comment-105274 I think this is a great news that the price of solar panel is decreasing.This will enable many to buy this one. I think this is a great news that the price of solar panel is decreasing.This will enable many to buy this one.

]]> By: ecostew http://climateprogress.org/2009/08/27/energy-and-climate-news-for-august-27-solar-panels-drop-sharply-in-price/#comment-105026 ecostew Thu, 27 Aug 2009 21:46:35 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/?p=10520#comment-105026 Urban heat waves: http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=heat-waves-urban-climate-change-poor-elderly Urban heat waves: http://www.scientificamerican.com/ article.cfm?id=heat-waves-urban-climate-change-poor-elderly

]]> By: ecostew http://climateprogress.org/2009/08/27/energy-and-climate-news-for-august-27-solar-panels-drop-sharply-in-price/#comment-105023 ecostew Thu, 27 Aug 2009 21:14:37 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/?p=10520#comment-105023 Cost of adapting to AGW: http://www.iied.org/climate-change/key-issues/economics-and-equity-adaptation/costs-adapting-climate-change-significantly-under-estimated Cost of adapting to AGW: http://www.iied.org/ climate-change/ key-issues/ economics-and-equity-adaptation/ costs-adapting-climate-change-significantly-under-estimated

]]> By: ecostew http://climateprogress.org/2009/08/27/energy-and-climate-news-for-august-27-solar-panels-drop-sharply-in-price/#comment-105022 ecostew Thu, 27 Aug 2009 20:56:14 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/?p=10520#comment-105022 Solar cycle discussion: http://www.ucar.edu/news/releases/2009/solarcycle2.jsp Solar cycle discussion: http://www.ucar.edu/ news/ releases/ 2009/ solarcycle2.jsp

]]> By: RunawayRose http://climateprogress.org/2009/08/27/energy-and-climate-news-for-august-27-solar-panels-drop-sharply-in-price/#comment-105021 RunawayRose Thu, 27 Aug 2009 20:39:01 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/?p=10520#comment-105021 With regard to 3 (and making a wild guess) farm equipment, construction equipment, airplanes? Efficiency and load-shifting (more trains, less planes, e.g.) can reduce the need, but there will still probably be uses for heavy equipment that is too big for electric or hybrid. With regard to 3 (and making a wild guess) farm equipment, construction equipment, airplanes? Efficiency and load-shifting (more trains, less planes, e.g.) can reduce the need, but there will still probably be uses for heavy equipment that is too big for electric or hybrid.

]]> By: darth http://climateprogress.org/2009/08/27/energy-and-climate-news-for-august-27-solar-panels-drop-sharply-in-price/#comment-105020 darth Thu, 27 Aug 2009 20:29:57 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/?p=10520#comment-105020 Speaking of biofuels - i read an article recently (on evworld, i think) that stated that it is much more efficient to grow a crop, burn it in a cofiring electric/heat plant and use the resulting electricity to power an electric car that try to make ethanol out of the biomass for an ICE. So why are we still trying to make biofuels at all? Speaking of biofuels – i read an article recently (on evworld, i think) that stated that it is much more efficient to grow a crop, burn it in a cofiring electric/heat plant and use the resulting electricity to power an electric car that try to make ethanol out of the biomass for an ICE. So why are we still trying to make biofuels at all?

]]> By: paulm http://climateprogress.org/2009/08/27/energy-and-climate-news-for-august-27-solar-panels-drop-sharply-in-price/#comment-105019 paulm Thu, 27 Aug 2009 20:27:38 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/?p=10520#comment-105019 Direct Climate Action is starting to swing in to gear. I can see us making it unless this happens. Wonder down and join one. Climate Action Camps http://www.greenpeace.org/canada/en/campaigns/climate-and-energy/climate-action-camp Politicians talk a lot about global warming, but what are they doing about it? To put pressure on our governments to address climate change, let's get active – NOW! Direct Climate Action is starting to swing in to gear. I can see us making it unless this happens. Wonder down and join one.

Climate Action Camps
http://www.greenpeace.org/ canada/ en/ campaigns/ climate-and-energy/ climate-action-camp

Politicians talk a lot about global warming, but what are they doing about it? To put pressure on our governments to address climate change, let’s get active – NOW!

]]> By: Bob Wallace http://climateprogress.org/2009/08/27/energy-and-climate-news-for-august-27-solar-panels-drop-sharply-in-price/#comment-105007 Bob Wallace Thu, 27 Aug 2009 17:10:56 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/?p=10520#comment-105007 PV at the consumer level. I pay attention to PV prices as I'm off the grid, getting >90% of my electricity directly from the sun. A few years back the best retail prices for PV were just under $4 per watt. During the silicon shortage/high demand period prices rose to $5. Now I'm seeing ads for $3. That "40%" is real. BTW, when I set up my first PV system in the early 1990s the going retail price for solar was $12 per watt (2009 dollars). $12 -> $3 is a massive decrease. PV at the consumer level.

I pay attention to PV prices as I’m off the grid, getting >90% of my electricity directly from the sun.

A few years back the best retail prices for PV were just under $4 per watt. During the silicon shortage/high demand period prices rose to $5. Now I’m seeing ads for $3. That “40%” is real.

BTW, when I set up my first PV system in the early 1990s the going retail price for solar was $12 per watt (2009 dollars). $12 -> $3 is a massive decrease.

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