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Solar cells for less than 1 USD per Watt
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Solar cells for less than 1 USD per Watt
On Sun, 19 Apr 2009 13:45:51 -0700 (PDT), Energy Saver
wrote: Do you know that you can find solar cells for less than 1 USD per Watt on www.ebay.com ? Nope. The thin film and nano solar cell manufactories are still statups and not producing anything suitable for unloading on eBay. They claim $0.50/watt when production starts, but that doesn't seem to be happening in the near future. Panels are currently about $5/watt. Reflector type arrays average about $3/watt. First Solar claims $1/watt but that's hype: http://investor.firstsolar.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=201491&p=irol-newsArticle_print&ID=1259614 The $1/watt is their manufacturing cost, not their sales price. Conventional initial sales price for a new tech product is about 5 times the mfg cost, putting them exactly the same as the other vendors. Light reading: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Low-cost_photovoltaic_cell Be sure to read this section on do it thyself and eBay vendors: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Low-cost_photovoltaic_cell#DIY_panels -- Jeff Liebermann 150 Felker St #D http://www.LearnByDestroying.com Santa Cruz CA 95060 http://802.11junk.com Skype: JeffLiebermann AE6KS 831-336-2558 |
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