Harry Veeder
Mon, 23 Jun 2008 09:37:17 -0700
On 23/6/2008 4:31 AM, Michel Jullian wrote: > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Horace Heffner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <vortex-l@eskimo.com> > Sent: Saturday, June 21, 2008 1:51 PM > Subject: Re: [Vo]:Nanosolar's 1 GW/yr solar cell printer > > >> >> On Jun 21, 2008, at 3:12 AM, Michel Jullian wrote: >> >>> Nanosolar's 1 GW/yr solar cell printer presented by CEO Martin >>> Roscheisen here, with a video: >>> >>> http://www.nanosolar.com/blog3/ >>> >>> If they sell the panels at $1/W as announced, they are aiming at a >>> $1B annual income, not too shabby :) >>> >>> Michel >> >> Yes, but that is just for one 1GW CIGS coater, which cost $1.65 >> million. On that basis, Nanosolar should be financially capable of >> sustaining 10x to 100x per year growth rate - until resources, like >> supplies, staff, land, or customers run out. > > True, their growth rate promises to be astronomical (Jones wouldn't agree ;) > >> The major impediments >> to going all solar are bulk energy storage, i.e. large battery or >> hydrogen generating systems, and low cost energy transmission systems. > > Storage is improving, latest lithium ion batteries for electric cars with tens > of thousands of cycles lifetime e.g. altairnano seem promising, couldn't > utilities give rebates to customers accepting to store energy for them in > their sometimes underused car batteries? don't forget ultra-capacitors. harry