Life as it should be with an EV
September 20, 2009
The Mass production of 100 000 EV is on the way..test and scale in 2010. Listen to Shai Agassi.
Renewable Energies including more solar and wind energie produced from your home will obviously take a major role in this fabulous transition to a clean world…Stay tune with Wattsblue.
20 cents per kW/h ! Price hit bottom- Solar to the roof!
September 15, 2009
The market is still focusing its attention on the massive dive of the cost per watt every month because of the financial meltdown combined with the over capacity of solar manufacturers…
The last updated survey from solarbuzzz is quite impressive. It was expected and it makes sense.
Actually two important things you should evaluate:
Firstly you should care about your Cost per KW per Hour
( which is your real cost of your solar production with your 1KW system installed on your roof for example!)
and not the cost per watt (which is more a stock sustainable index market indicator).
For instance a $4.39 per watt can be translate roughly into 20 cents KW/H for the final consumer which is more and more attractive.
Secondly at the end of the day this dive ( 130W thin film module at $1.76 per Watt!) is a very good news for installers and consumers in the short term ( obviously not for the VCs!)
Thirdly the solar market seems to be more and more volume centric as a classic "Maintech" business and less in the Cleantech ghetto which is very good for the Planet.
What are you waiting for? the end of the juicy incentives? no more cheap modules left in your container!!!
I m watching you…You are running to REC Solar …..SunRun!!
Yes we can.Today i wish you a shiny day,with positive energy. Sorry I have some phone calls to do.
Nanosolar: One CIGS module every 10 seconds .German Process. Touch Down!
September 10, 2009
We did'nt hear much about Nanosolar but the launch of this first automated Cutting Edge Solar Factory in Luckenwalde (about 60 kilometers south of Berlin) is quite unique in the World:
The solar mass production at the next level:
UL, IEC 61646-certified panel printed-CIGS-on-metal-foil devices reached up to 16.4% (NREL-verified)
Even if the current production is running at a subcapacity baseload rate of about
1MW per month, according to Nanosolar,Web widths run up to 1500mm on
the cell line, while certain process steps can attain throughputs as
high as 40m/min. A full roll of processed,
unsingulated PV foil is equivalent to 100KW. This plant incorporating a fully automated, robotic line is capable of reaching a peak capacity of 640MW when operated around the clock.
After 3 years of quiet development, we understand finally why EDF(Enxco) and big Utilitie and top VC's are backing this fabulous company.
Just incorporate german Savoir Faire with californian Innovation….you get Solar production as it should be.
After reading my post, 3 new CIGS modules have been produced… Touch Down!
Google Earth ,How to get from a bird eye view a first solar roof evaluation
September 2, 2009
Imagine to have your personal satellite to help you in your Positive Energy search.
Insert your exact adresss then draw your panels on your own roof and then access into metrics based on the size and location of your solar
system, including projected performance, financial analysis, average
monthly utility bill after solar is added….
A great smart application using Google Earth for solar evaluation powered by Roofray.
(works only with California utility rates)