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Photovoltaics
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Date: March 27, 2022, 2:36 pm
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I have changed the title and the front page background graphic
for two reasons:
1. My purpose, nearly a decade ago, of convincing most reality
based people everywhere that human civilization, in order to
stop and reverse (i.e getting back to 350 PPM of atmospheric
Carbon Dioxide is sine qua non) the multiple extinctions causing
biosphere degradation (i.e. the Sixth Mass Extinction Event now
upon us), must VERY rapidly transition away from Hydrocarbon
Energy Sources to Renewable Energy Sources, has been largely
achieved. I have been one small voice among many that have made
it clear that clean energy must be made available to everyone,
not just the wealthy, if we are to survive Catastrophic Climate
Change.
2. Celebrated social theorist and geographer David Harvey asked,
"Is there a way to capture what (to the detriment of human
civilization) is going on now"?
My answer: YES.
It's the SOCIAL DARWINISM, stupid!
"In human society, the amount of inequity is directly
proportional to the amount of iniquity." -- A. G. Gelbert
No matter how much progress we make in cleaning up the
biosphere, as long as the egocentric, morally bankrupt, empathy
deficit disordered, Social Darwinist Ideology continues to be
embraced by TPTB, we do not have a snowball's chance in Hell of
surviving our Existential Crisis.
Social Darwinists believe that ethics based principles are
'limitations pretending to be virtues'. To them, ethics are
'feel good illusions' that humans invented to pretend our
species has empathy. To Social Darwinists, empathy is
irrefutable evidence of inexcusable weakness. To them, all who
are guided by ethics are deluded fools that should be eliminated
from the human 'apex predator' gene pool for the "good" of our
species.
The ideology of the Social Darwinist is indistinguishable from
the despicable ideology of NAZI Germany, clearly exemplified in
their brutally enforced morally bankrupt concentration camp law:
“Eat your own bread, and if you can, that of your neighbor.”
Social Darwinism is actually based, not on "survival of the
fittest", but on fear of tomorrow, a morally bankrupt excuse for
rejecting altruism and empathy and embracing a selfish greed
dominated hoarding modus vivendi.
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> "One who fears tomorrow does not offer his bread to others.
But one who is willing to divide his food with a stranger has
already shown himself capable of fellowship and faith, the two
things from which hope is born." -- Primo Levi, author of
Survival in Auschwitz
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Social Darwinism is the world view that spawned the profit over
people and planet neoliberal ideology. Neoliberal intellectuals
like Friedrich von Hayek, Ludwig von Mises and Milton Friedman
were all Social Darwinists long before they renamed
laissez-faire liberalism (that had been thoroughly discredited
by the Great Depression) with the catchy title of
"Neoliberalism".
The celebrated social theorist and geographer David Harvey
explains that neoliberal ideology serves the following
principle:
"There shall be no serious challenge to the absolute power of
money to rule absolutely. And that power is to be exercised with
one objective: Those possessed of money shall not only be
privileged to accumulate wealth endlessly at will, but they
shall have the right to inherit the earth, taking either direct
or indirect dominion, not only of the land and all the resources
and productive capacities that reside therein, but also assume
absolute command, directly or indirectly, over the labor and
creative capacities of all those others it needs. The rest of
humanity shall be deemed disposable."
"In human society, the amount of inequity is directly
proportional to the amount of iniquity." -- A. G. Gelbert
Sober Thinking requires that we all recognize the fact that a
society that is founded on altruism, not the "invisible hand" of
greed, is not optional if we wish to avoid exctinction.
Capitalism's "invisible hand" modus operandi is rooted in the
ideology of Social Darwinism.
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> “Capitalism is the astounding belief, that the most wickedest
of men, will do the most wickedest of things for the greatest
good of everyone.” — John Maynard Keynes
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The main purpose of the Sober Thinking Forum is to convince you,
regardless of your religious beliefs or lack of them, to soberly
think about these two quotes, embrace altruism, reject greed,
and convince as many people as you can that altruism is not
optional for human society:
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> "Look at our world, our country, our interactions with each
other……… this is not the mark of a healthy society, and if these
are the self-appointed leaders of this flaming meteor…..it’s
time to move on to new ideas and new people. Let’s relegate
these fools to history. They perpetuate a narrative that it is
right to behave in a strictly selfish, exploitative manner
towards all. We simply can’t survive it any longer. Things will
change because they have to." -- Kathleen Wallace
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"Technical knowledge of Carrying Capacity will not save us; Only
a Massive Increase in Caring Capacity will." -- A. G. Gelbert
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The worst was OVER for the Solar Industry 8 YEARS ago. 🌞
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Date: March 27, 2022, 2:52 pm
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October 31, 2013
[center]The Worst Is Over? Solar Industry
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Ehren Goossens, Bloomberg
NEW YORK CITY -- Solar industry manufacturers are rebounding
from a two-year slump faster than technology companies recovered
from the dot-com bubble of the late 1990s.
The benchmark BI Global Large Solar Energy Index of 15
manufacturers, which slumped 87 percent from a February 2011
peak through November 2012, has regained 55 percent of its value
in the past year. The technology-dominated Nasdaq Composite
index reached its post-bubble low in October 2002 and regained
37 percent of its March 2000 peak value in the next year,
according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
Suppliers including California’s SunPower Corp., which has
gained more than fivefold this year, and China’s Yingli Green
Energy Holding Co. are driving the rally as panel prices
stabilize. Installations at power plants and on roofs will swell
40 percent this year from a 6.1 percent pace last year.
“The worst is probably behind us,” Jenny Chase, lead solar
analyst at Bloomberg New Energy Finance, said in an interview.
“We’ve just gone through a big trough in solar supply.”
Investors poured $205 billion into clean-energy projects in the
past year, soaking up some of the global oversupply of panels.
The recovery will continue in 2014 with prices remaining stable,
Chase said. Manufacturers are “a lot less depressed.”
Optimistic Analysts
Analysts have become more optimistic about solar shares in
recent months. The average rating for SunPower, the biggest U.S.
supplier of polysilicon-based solar panels, is 3.5, up from 2.4
in December and the highest in more than two years, according to
data compiled by Bloomberg. A 5 rating indicates investors
should purchase the shares, and 1 means they should sell.
JinkoSolar Holding Co., the only Chinese solar manufacturer to
report a profit in the second quarter, has an average rating of
3.7, up from 2.3 in May, data compiled by Bloomberg show. Its
shares have more than tripled this year.
Investors have rushed back into shares of the biggest panel
makers even before they’ve returned to profit. Yingli, which has
more than doubled, is forecast to report narrowed losses
compared with 2012. Canadian Solar Inc., which has risen almost
sevenfold, is forecast to return to profit of $27 million from a
$195 million loss in 2012.
‘Improved Significantly’
“It’s pretty clear over the last nine months that things have
improved significantly,” Robert Petrina, Yingli’s managing
director for the Americas, said in an interview.
Yingli, based in Baoding, China, was the biggest panel maker
last year based on 2.3 gigawatts of shipments, and the company
expects that figure to increase as much as 43 percent this year.
The global photovoltaic industry may install as much as 42.7
gigawatts of panels this year, 40 percent more than in 2012,
according to New Energy Finance.
The strongest companies are now selling panels above cost,
according to Chase. A year ago, more than half the Chinese
panel-makers in the Large Solar Energy index reported negative
gross margins. That’s a strong sign that the industry is
starting to turn the corner from the last two years, when
factories were overbuilt.
The top 10 manufacturers boosted their total panel- production
capacity 19 percent to 20.6 gigawatts in 2012 from two years
earlier, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. Those
factories came online as demand waned. Panel installations more
than doubled from 2009 to 2010. The pace slowed to 58 percent in
2011, and then slumped to 6.1 percent last year.
Some of the “illogical elements of the market” have disappeared,
Chase said.
Demand is climbing in Japan, where the country is promoting
wider use of renewable energy instead of nuclear power,
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and China, where the government expects its installed capacity
to double :o this year. The two countries will be the top solar
markets this year, according to New Energy Finance.
Solar Bankruptcies
The solar slump had casualties, driving more than two dozen
manufacturers into bankruptcy, and some companies are still
struggling, said Chase.
“I don’t think we’re out of the woods. There may still be some
bankruptcies,” she said.
Those failures may benefit the industry as weaker companies are
forced out and larger ones absorb their customers and assets,
said Mark Mendenhall, president for the Americas at Trina Solar
Ltd. The Changzhou, China-based company expects to ship as much
as 2.4 gigawatts of panels this year, up 50 percent from 2012,
and its shares have more than tripled this year.
Other Threats
“You’re going to see a greater separation between the well-run
companies from those that are trying to operate purely on a
low-price basis,” he said. “This is an industry that’s gotten
out of its childhood, emerged from adolescence and is poised to
enter adulthood. That which doesn’t kill you, makes you
stronger.”
Other potential threats to the solar rebound are increased costs
for raw materials, including aluminum and polysilicon, he said.
Most of the companies in the Large Solar Index are still
unprofitable. Only Jinko, SunPower and First Solar Inc. reported
net income in the second quarter.
The oversupply drove down panel prices 52 percent in 2011 and 20
percent last year. That was bad for suppliers and better for
customers, helping boost sales, according to Tom Werner, chief
executive officer of SunPower. So far this year, prices have
rebounded 9 percent.
The company, based in San Jose, California, expects to recognize
sales of as much as 1.03 gigawatts of panels this year. The
company said yesterday it will boost capacity by 25 percent.
“Cost of solar is more competitive with conventional energy,”
Werner said in an interview. “Things are substantially different
from a year ago. For us, sunnier skies started earlier this
year.”
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Solar 3.0: This New Technology Could Change Everything
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Date: April 7, 2022, 4:20 pm
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Mar 17, 2022
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Imagine an inexpensive solution of perovskite crystals that can
make a photovoltaic cell so thin, that just half a cup of liquid
would be enough to power a house. A solar panel so lightweight,
that it can be balanced atop a soap bubble. That is known as the
holy grail of solar energy. So when will we see perovskite solar
panels used for a solar power system for your home? Maybe sooner
than you expect.
Currently, only 2% of global electricity comes from solar power.
And 90% of that, comes from crystalline silicon-based solar
panels, the dominant material technology.
While abundant, silicon has downsides related to efficiency,
manufacturing complexity, and pollution that prevent it from
being an absolute no brainer. Emerging thin films like
perovskites present a bright future. Imagine solar cars like a
solar tesla, solar yachts, or a solar plane.
Solar cell technologies can be classified into two categories,
wafer-based or thin-film cells. Perovskites are the leading
contender in emerging thin films. Topics covered in this video
include applications, perovskite crystal structure, working
principle of perovskite solar cells, efficiency limits,
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🌞 The Solar PV panel that provides electricity AND heat
for your home!
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Date: April 13, 2022, 6:39 pm
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Solar photovoltaic panels provide electricity for homes,
businesses and utility scale grid providers. Ironically though,
the hotter they get in direct sunshine, the less effective they
are at producing power. So, what if we could harvest the heat,
remove it from the panel, and do something useful with it?
'Killing two birds with one stone', if you like. Well...it looks
like we've just worked out how to do exactly that.
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Hawai’i is looking to rooftop solar power to alleviate its
reliance on fossil fuels to generate electricity.
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CleanTechnica
June 2, 2022 By Steve Hanley
[center]At Long Last, Hawai’i Embraces Rooftop Solar
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The lessons learned in Hawai’i are fully applicable to every
other island community in the world. Come to think of it, all of
us live on islands. It’s just some are larger than others and
are called continents. Burning fossil fuels to make electricity
was a great idea in the 19th century. So was burning trees to
make steam. But the world can’t afford to continue doing that
anymore as it hurtles toward a climate crisis of epic
proportions.
Full article:
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Tesla owners love their cars. 🎩🦍 Elon Musk? Not
as much. 👍
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The White House is announcing today that President Biden will
pause new tariffs on solar panel imports for two years and ramp
up support for U.S.-made panels.
The decision to exempt solar panels from Cambodia, Malaysia,
Thailand, and Vietnam from tariffs will allow the U.S. solar
installation and energy industry to move ahead with the energy
transition without holding billions in reserve to pay potential
retroactive tariffs of 250%, pending the conclusion of an
ongoing Commerce Department investigation.
Biden will also invoke the Defense Production Act to boost
manufacturing of solar panels in the U.S. While tariffs could be
imposed on panels from those countries after the 24-month
period, the pause gives importers a "safe harbor timeout on the
... collection of duties," a source told Reuters. PV Magazine
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social media amid union push (CNBC
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Midday Tech plans to expand first in Missouri, with a focus on
working with lower-income homeowners for half of its inst
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