Comments on: Solar Study: ‘The Costs Far Outweigh the Benefits’ http://earth2tech.com/2008/02/21/solar-study-the-costs-far-outweigh-the-benefits/ Helping the Earth with Technology Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:42:50 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Web http://earth2tech.com/2008/02/21/solar-study-the-costs-far-outweigh-the-benefits/#comment-9596 Web Fri, 21 Mar 2008 21:59:14 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=1433#comment-9596 <p>Green energy is definitely the best solution in most cases. Technology like solar energy, wind power, fuel cells, zaps electric vehicles, EV hybrids, etc have come so far recently. Green energy even costs way less than oil and gas in many cases.</p> Green energy is definitely the best solution in most cases. Technology like solar energy, wind power, fuel cells, zaps electric vehicles, EV hybrids, etc have come so far recently. Green energy even costs way less than oil and gas in many cases.

]]> By: The Daily Sprout « Earth2Tech http://earth2tech.com/2008/02/21/solar-study-the-costs-far-outweigh-the-benefits/#comment-9387 The Daily Sprout « Earth2Tech Tue, 18 Mar 2008 01:00:40 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=1433#comment-9387 <p>[...] Berkeley Haas School professor and director of the UC Energy Institute, Severin Borenstein — the one who said that people who install solar panels today are “throwing money away” — gave a thorough talk on Monday defending his calculations. — UC [...]</p> [...] Berkeley Haas School professor and director of the UC Energy Institute, Severin Borenstein — the one who said that people who install solar panels today are “throwing money away” — gave a thorough talk on Monday defending his calculations. — UC [...]

]]> By: Energia Solare: Il sole che ancora costa troppo. Uno studio individua i difetti di un settore la cui tecnologia è ancora troppo giovane per essere conveniente a tutti | http://earth2tech.com/2008/02/21/solar-study-the-costs-far-outweigh-the-benefits/#comment-9212 Energia Solare: Il sole che ancora costa troppo. Uno studio individua i difetti di un settore la cui tecnologia è ancora troppo giovane per essere conveniente a tutti | Fri, 07 Mar 2008 11:03:56 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=1433#comment-9212 <p>[...] Earth2tech [...]</p> [...] Earth2tech [...]

]]> By: Between a Rock and a Green Place « Earth2Tech http://earth2tech.com/2008/02/21/solar-study-the-costs-far-outweigh-the-benefits/#comment-9135 Between a Rock and a Green Place « Earth2Tech Mon, 03 Mar 2008 18:30:49 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=1433#comment-9135 <p>[...] production will prove any less complicated. Researchers now consider current solar panels a waste of money. Meanwhile, the price of “dirtier” alternatives like coal are rising as well. Even in [...]</p> [...] production will prove any less complicated. Researchers now consider current solar panels a waste of money. Meanwhile, the price of “dirtier” alternatives like coal are rising as well. Even in [...]

]]> By: Jason Morris http://earth2tech.com/2008/02/21/solar-study-the-costs-far-outweigh-the-benefits/#comment-9015 Jason Morris Sun, 24 Feb 2008 17:58:49 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=1433#comment-9015 <p>If states or the federal government would require utilities to pay for the energy sent back to the grid, it would be possible to further offset the cost of solar and make the ROI much more pronounced. I bet we'll see a variety of changes in technology, deployment and public policy that improve all renewable ROI in the next several years.</p> If states or the federal government would require utilities to pay for the energy sent back to the grid, it would be possible to further offset the cost of solar and make the ROI much more pronounced. I bet we’ll see a variety of changes in technology, deployment and public policy that improve all renewable ROI in the next several years.

]]> By: Environmental Capital - WSJ.com : Green Ink: Asian Pain http://earth2tech.com/2008/02/21/solar-study-the-costs-far-outweigh-the-benefits/#comment-8993 Environmental Capital - WSJ.com : Green Ink: Asian Pain Fri, 22 Feb 2008 12:53:03 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=1433#comment-8993 <p>[...] Earth2Tech dismisses the Berkeley study slamming the economics of solar power, arguing that all early adopters need to [...]</p> [...] Earth2Tech dismisses the Berkeley study slamming the economics of solar power, arguing that all early adopters need to [...]

]]> By: Dr. No http://earth2tech.com/2008/02/21/solar-study-the-costs-far-outweigh-the-benefits/#comment-8979 Dr. No Thu, 21 Feb 2008 18:46:33 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=1433#comment-8979 <p>OK, so Berkeley is joining the ranks of The Economist and Goldman Sachs, which all now have calcualted and pointed out that Solar PV is not cost competitve and will not be for a long while.</p> <p>GS put out research in 2006 which pointed out that Solar PV is 5x as expensive as Wind, Geothermal, Hydro power. It is 3x more expensive than Biomass and of course wind, geothermal and hydro are NOW cost competitive with coal, nuclear and gas/oil.</p> <p>I guess I would like to be in that crowd of people rather than the self interested solar hypers.</p> <p>GS also pointed out that solar PV may become cost competitive in 2012-2020... But will we still have polar bears then ?</p> OK, so Berkeley is joining the ranks of The Economist and Goldman Sachs, which all now have calcualted and pointed out that Solar PV is not cost competitve and will not be for a long while.

GS put out research in 2006 which pointed out that Solar PV is 5x as expensive as Wind, Geothermal, Hydro power. It is 3x more expensive than Biomass and of course wind, geothermal and hydro are NOW cost competitive with coal, nuclear and gas/oil.

I guess I would like to be in that crowd of people rather than the self interested solar hypers.

GS also pointed out that solar PV may become cost competitive in 2012-2020… But will we still have polar bears then ?

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