QEG OPEN SOURCED | HOPEGIRL BLOG. Solar Power To Be Sold For Less Than Coal. Clean Power Published on February 3rd, 2013 | by Nicholas Brown Update: Some sentences and links have been added to this post to provide better context and comparison. Update #2: I’ve published two articles on energy subsidies in response to comments on this post regarding that matter. They are: “Energy Subsidies — Clean Energy Subsidies vs Fossil Subsidies” and “Oil Subsidies & Natural Gas Subsidies — Subsidies For The Big Boys.” According to a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) between El Paso Electric Company and First Solar, electricity will be sold from First Solar’s thin-film solar panels to El Paso Electric Company for 5.8 cents per kWh (a good 4-8 cents cheaper than new coal, which is in the 10-14 cents per kWh range). A First Solar installation of some of its CdTe panels. The name of the power plant is Macho Springs Solar Park.
Clearly, even compared to the wholesale price of electricity from the cheapest energy options, this is quite competitive. Follow me on Twitter: @Kompulsa. MIT Researchers are Printing Solar Cells on Sheets of Paper Published on August 20, 2011 by admin · No Comments Geek.com Solar power is a great alternative energy source, but it’s unfortunately a rather expensive one. However, researchers at MIT are working on a new and less-expensive way to make solar cells which involves printing them directly on to fabric or paper.
We’re not talking about any fancy paper or fabrics. It’s a much easier method than the current one, which needs super high-temperature liquids at several hundred degrees Celsius to create the cells. The substrate of the current method is usually glass and requires a number of other components that are expensive and result in a heavy, rigid object – and that’s not even taking into account the installation costs. Read Entire Article HERE. Free-Energy Devices, zero-point energy, and water as fuel. Green Vancouver | City of Vancouver.