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Do we need a massive government program to generate breakthroughs to make solar energy cost-competitive?
Concentrated solar power is already doing great; no breakthroughs needed |
Joseph Romm |
11 Apr 2008 |
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| Almost certainly not and absolutely not. I give two answers here because there are two very different types of solar energy: Solar photovoltaics, PV, which is direct conversion of sunlight to electricity. It is well known, high-tech, uneconomically expensive in most parts of this country (but poised to resume dropping sharply in price), and intermittent (power only when the sun shines). Solar thermal electric or concentrated solar power (CSP), which uses mi ... |
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