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Breaking the Industrial Dependence of a Weltering Silicon SupplyBreaking the Industrial Dependence of a Weltering Silicon Supply
OverviewOverview
Industrial OpportunityIndustrial OpportunityEmerging Solar TechnologyEmerging Solar TechnologyStrategic ChallengesStrategic ChallengesKey PlayersKey PlayersRecommendationsRecommendations
Photovoltaic CellsPhotovoltaic CellsConverting solar light directly Converting solar light directly
into electricityinto electricity ““Harvesting” the Sun’s energy can be Harvesting” the Sun’s energy can be
simple simple as technology progressesas technology progressesCosts have dropped from $22 per watt to Costs have dropped from $22 per watt to
$2-3 $2-3 per watt since 1980per watt since 1980 Institutions are currently developing ways Institutions are currently developing ways
to to increase the practicality of solar increase the practicality of solar powerpower
Industrial OpportunityIndustrial Opportunity
Using what’s free to create something Using what’s free to create something valuablevaluableSun stores 400 Septillion watts of Sun stores 400 Septillion watts of
energyenergy Solar power now meets only a 0.1% Solar power now meets only a 0.1%
sliver of sliver of electricity needselectricity needs Forbes predicts as the fastest growing Forbes predicts as the fastest growing
source source of alternative electric energyof alternative electric energy