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Video: Past, Present and Future of the Solar Industry

by Michael Graham Richard, Gatineau, Canada on 07.15.06
Science & Technology (solar)

solar-industry-dj-01.jpgThanks to reader Andre Angelantoni for pointing out this video (you can also download the audio, but you'll miss the slides) of a presentation by Dr. Richard Swanson, President and CTO of SunPower. It's about the past, present and future of the solar industry and not just in a vague, public relations way; it's very technical with lots of data, both about the technology and economics aspects. Extremely interesting stuff, highly recommended. The talk was given in April 2006, so the information is very up to date and the future of solar seems very bright (no pun intended). Watch the video here: ::Solar PV: The Path From Niche to Mainstream Supplier of Clean Energy

Comments (6)

Is there a downloable version of this, or could it be made available on YouTube or Google Video?

(I can't get it to play on Safari or Firefox OS X)

thanks!

jump to top dave60607 [TypeKey Profile Page] says:

The video link on the parc site no longer works. The audio works though.

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editor note: I've just tried it and it works fine. I suggest you try again, and if it still doesn't work, that you have a look at your computer.

jump to top tv says:

The video does not work on my Mac OS X either (Windows Media Player for the Mac).

I view the video through XP running on Parallels Workstation.

On the mac it works with windows media player. I recently downloaded it.

jump to top faheydesign says:

Where the industry goes depends on how far government is willing to support it and how much the industry self-regulates as people want to adopt solar yet are faced with so many choices amongst which they most often try the smaller solar options for RV,marine, portable uses, only to be disappointed by performance or false claims. For an idea of what I'm talking about, read my blog post at www.sassperess.com on the false ratings that are rampant in the off-grid industry.

Sass Peress
CEO
ICP Solar

jump to top Sass Peress says:

get filp4mac and you will be able to play it on your mac

jump to top Don A says:

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