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Originally Posted by red-beard
[PV Solar] is not cost effective [currently, except in unusually remote locations.] We need to reduce the cost of Solar PV by a factor of 10. This is not going to come from manufacturing efficiencies, or even low labor costs (China). It is going to come from some break through in manufacturing.
Amorphous is the only technology which looks promising. There may have been a break through recently. It is already 1/2 the cost of mono-crystalline. With the reduction of the Staebler-Wronski effect, panel ratings will be 25% higher for the same size. This gets you down to 40% of mono-crystalline. This needs to cut it in half again, or more, to compete with carbon based fuels.
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Thoughts on thin-film?