Solar Panels Reach $1 a Watt
ZosX writes “An article over at Popular Mechanics announces that, for the first time, solar cells have been manufactured for the much sought-after figure of /Watt. They also talk about a new study of the cost of the particular raw materials used in different manufacturing processes. The conclusion is that the company that just achieved the /W milestone, using cadmium telluride technology, may not prove to be the long-term winner capable of meeting demand when it rises into the terawatt range.”
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