Solar "Heat" Continues Unabated
Solar energy seems to have found favor with technology developers across the globe.Following the $2 billion investment plans by of UAE based Masdar,German based Q-Cells AG has announced an investment of $3.5 billion in the coming years for building a production capacity for thin film solar modules.This production unit is being planned in the Californian city of Mexicali and is expected to begin production by mid 2009.Thin film solar modules use less quantity of silicon and hence tend to be less expensive than the traditional crystalline solar cells.Stefan Dietich,executive Q-Cells foresees nearly a 20% stake of thin film solar technology in the global energy market by 2010.He however declined to reveal any numbers regarding the anticipated production capacity of Q-Cells proposed facility.
Q-Cells current production capacities are present only in Germany.The proximity of the Q-Cells proposed production facility in Mexicali ,to the US border will enable it to achieve economical and effective logistics.Thus,this facility may enable Q-Cells to build its presence in the US solar sector in the coming years.
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Srikant RajanCost of solar modules is a deterrent no
doubt…..however with less silicon being used in thin film cells…they can
lead to significant cost reduction….additionally large barren land is not a
prerequisite for solar power….intelligent control systems that mimic a
sunflower may allow for complete tapping of sunlight!!!
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June 8, 2008
this low cost model shud replace biofuels (which is again a threat to agricultural lands)…
again… tapping of solar energy does need vast barren land