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Re: Another solar manufacturer gives up

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From: jimp
Date: Sat, 09 Mar 2013 23:24
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In sci.physics jg <jg@nospam.com> wrote:
> On 10/03/2013 6:21 AM, jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com wrote:
>> In sci.physics Bret Cahill <Bret_E_Cahill@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>>> Another solar manufacturer gives up
>>>
>>> That's why the price of PV is dropping so fast.  The industry is as
>>> fiercely competitive as the oil bidness was 100 years ago when the
>>> exact same thing happened.
>>
>> The difference here is that PV panels are being dumped at a loss in
>> a desperate attempt to cover some of the losses and there are no buyers.
>>
>>
> http://www.smh.com.au/environment/solar-panel-takeup-heads-towards-the-millionth-home-20121010-27d9t.html
 
BP Bows Out Of Solar

http://www.npr.org/2013/03/07/173656739/bp-bows-out-of-solar-but-industry-outlook-still-sunny

Notice the weasel wording about abandoning solar to avoid offending
the "green" community

Night Falls on China's Solar Industry

http://www.thegwpf.org/night-falls-chinas-solar-industry/

Chinese Solar Industry Goes Belly Up

http://blogs.the-american-interest.com/wrm/2011/11/25/chinese-solar-industry-goes-belly-up/

China Solar Makers Face Suicidal Prices on Excess Output

http://www.businessweek.com/news/2011-11-25/china-solar-makers-face-suicidal-prices-on-excess-output.html

 
 

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