Comments on: Intersolar: SunPower to Cut Solar Power Costs In Half by 2012 http://earth2tech.com/2008/07/15/intersolar-sunpower-to-cut-solar-power-costs-in-half-by-2012/ Helping the Earth with Technology Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:16:20 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: InterSolar, SunPower e semiconduttori: entro il 2012 costo ridotti del 50%. Dalle nuove tecnologie dei chip ai nuovi materiali, alla fiera degli USA nuove conferme di abbattimento dei costi | GenitronSviluppo.com - Italian Green Publishing http://earth2tech.com/2008/07/15/intersolar-sunpower-to-cut-solar-power-costs-in-half-by-2012/#comment-14171 InterSolar, SunPower e semiconduttori: entro il 2012 costo ridotti del 50%. Dalle nuove tecnologie dei chip ai nuovi materiali, alla fiera degli USA nuove conferme di abbattimento dei costi | GenitronSviluppo.com - Italian Green Publishing Thu, 17 Jul 2008 06:47:57 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=2841#comment-14171 <p>[...] Earth2Tech [...]</p> [...] Earth2Tech [...]

]]> By: Sol Shapiro http://earth2tech.com/2008/07/15/intersolar-sunpower-to-cut-solar-power-costs-in-half-by-2012/#comment-14152 Sol Shapiro Wed, 16 Jul 2008 22:29:19 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=2841#comment-14152 <p>I wonder if I can buy a system for installation on my home 4 years from now for a cost of $2000 per kw? I might just be willing to put money in escrow for this.</p> I wonder if I can buy a system for installation on my home 4 years from now for a cost of $2000 per kw? I might just be willing to put money in escrow for this.

]]> By: Intersolar: News From 5 Solar Startups « Earth2Tech http://earth2tech.com/2008/07/15/intersolar-sunpower-to-cut-solar-power-costs-in-half-by-2012/#comment-14112 Intersolar: News From 5 Solar Startups « Earth2Tech Wed, 16 Jul 2008 13:44:30 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=2841#comment-14112 <p>[...] some of the solar industry’s bigger and more well-established players (Applied Materials. SunPower). But leave it to the wily fast-moving startups to upstage the big guys when it comes to news. [...]</p> [...] some of the solar industry’s bigger and more well-established players (Applied Materials. SunPower). But leave it to the wily fast-moving startups to upstage the big guys when it comes to news. [...]

]]> By: Tony http://earth2tech.com/2008/07/15/intersolar-sunpower-to-cut-solar-power-costs-in-half-by-2012/#comment-14104 Tony Wed, 16 Jul 2008 07:06:35 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=2841#comment-14104 <p>Solar thermal seems to be a superior technology right now. It's cheaper, more effecient power, without the problem of the silicon shortages facing the market.</p> <p>Here's a definition of how solar thermal works: "Concentrating solar power, or CSP, uses reflective troughs or dishes to concentrate sunlight to heat a liquid that flows through a pipe above the troughs. That heated liquid, which can be oil or water, is converted into steam to turn an electric turbine."</p> <p>http://news.cnet.com/Hawaiian-firm-shrinks-solar-thermal-power/2100-11392_3-6207877.html</p> <p>Best of luck to SunPower regardless.</p> Solar thermal seems to be a superior technology right now. It’s cheaper, more effecient power, without the problem of the silicon shortages facing the market.

Here’s a definition of how solar thermal works:
“Concentrating solar power, or CSP, uses reflective troughs or dishes to concentrate sunlight to heat a liquid that flows through a pipe above the troughs. That heated liquid, which can be oil or water, is converted into steam to turn an electric turbine.”

http://news.cnet.com/Hawaiian-firm-shrinks-solar-thermal-power/2100-11392_3-6207877.html

Best of luck to SunPower regardless.

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