In Summary, The Tesla Model S Is A Dirty Car [View article]
How exactly do you justify an ICE? How do you justify wars over Oil? All these things are serious compromises in the big picture. Just because you have decided to insist explaining one section of the pie from your specific perspective doesn't make you right Glenn. Many small steps will ad up to big change eventually, but you have to take the small steps, otherwise you are not getting anywhere.
In Summary, The Tesla Model S Is A Dirty Car [View article]
I am simply stating the obvious, if you don't like dreams than you should like the obvious. Your LCOE comparison is wrong by the way, look it up, seems your "knowledge" is again serving your desire to be king of the hill rather than the discussion.
I will leave it at that as I know that you have no interest in a true discussion, I figure you can preach your "truth" to yourself just as well.
In Summary, The Tesla Model S Is A Dirty Car [View article]
This discussion is less about electric cars and more about certain people being incredibly impressed with their understanding and knowledge of how the "grid/energy producing machine" works. Glenn I don't wanna get into a argument with you again but you are simply too impressed with yourself and you are stuck in explaining and lecturing mode while others are out there following creative paths and thinking "different" as "The Graduate" would say. This discussion is not about a solution this argument is about creating new potential solutions. A EV offers different potential solutions to the energy problem than an ICE and that is where its immediate value is. The ONLY thing that keeps solar power from being the dominant source of electricity is storage, THATS IT!, there is no discussion. If somebody was to create the solution to energy storage and solar could power 50% of all our electricity needs than there would obviously be no more discussion about which car is more environmentally friendly. Of course at present time it would be a environmental disaster if everybody drove an EV but I think that the EV's create a change of thinking and along with that will come a huge demand for energy storage solutions. At this point people who buy a EV are basically saying, "I want change!" and in my book it is their right to do that and it is a good thing to do. Their investment sends a clear message and it will lead the way, I hope. I suppose in Glenns or John Petersons eyes that means nothing as it doesn't reverberate any current facts in their opinion, but no matter what, you still have to accept that this is what people are doing and this is what people want, so learn to roll with it instead of incessantly lecturing the status quo of energy production and consumption from your personal Mount Olympus. Nothing is set in stone, everything can be changed, its just a matter of certain people acting differently in order to invite change.
In Summary, The Tesla Model S Is A Dirty Car [View article]
I saw on top gear that the bus/train system in fact does not save pollution. The best way to save the planet from pollution is with sustainable energy. Of course for the short run you could make a big difference by saving energy but I feel that we don't really need to save energy (considering that nobody is really doing it, just like nobody is buying cars that have less then 100horse power.) There is plenty of energy and it should be free. If only the money spent on war in Iraq had been spent to cover all industrial rooftops and all freeways with solar panels as well as using that money to subsidize utility scale hydrogen storage solutions we could be plugging our houses and cars in for free.
In Summary, The Tesla Model S Is A Dirty Car [View article]
You hit the nail on the head when you mention the oil related wars, Nathan is right that in some parts of this globe it is better to sell the energy gathered with solar panels to the grid and charging the car with energy from the grid, thats because of incentives from governments to transition from fossil fuel to renewable fuel.
The price of fossil fuel has gone up and will go up because it will become harder and more expensive to produce, therefore if we didn't do anything to venture on into a sustainable future then we would face even more wars. And if you justifiably include war costs into the production of oil then the cost of oil is outrageously expensive besides the many lives lost. There is only one way into the future, it won't be perfect at first but perfection is not the aim sustainability is.
Volatile/well-shorted solar stocks are ripping higher (TAN +5.4%) to close out a week in which the EU imposed long-expected tariffs on Chinese solar panel imports. TSL +10%. CSIQ +16.1%. STP +9.1%. SCTY +8.6%. SOL +8.3%. JASO +7.5%. FSLR +4.6%. JKS +9.4%. LDK +3.4%. SPWR +7.8% A Reuters column today notes the pace of module price declines is expected to slow, as weaker players are forced out and U.S./emerging markets demand gradually soaks up excess capacity. [View news story]
If the EU is broke where would that put the US? At least they are not printing euros like notepads.
Volatile/well-shorted solar stocks are ripping higher (TAN +5.4%) to close out a week in which the EU imposed long-expected tariffs on Chinese solar panel imports. TSL +10%. CSIQ +16.1%. STP +9.1%. SCTY +8.6%. SOL +8.3%. JASO +7.5%. FSLR +4.6%. JKS +9.4%. LDK +3.4%. SPWR +7.8% A Reuters column today notes the pace of module price declines is expected to slow, as weaker players are forced out and U.S./emerging markets demand gradually soaks up excess capacity. [View news story]
I would think that there will be loopholes for those tariffs, the EU is tied at the hip with China more so than the US in terms of trade, don't take the WS journal as a source for news in that regard.
Chinese Solar Module Exports Show Record Growth During Q1 2013 [View article]
Solar is becoming a social movement within the next 2 years. It will be the most talked about and most desired source of power in the history of mankind. Chinese players are well positioned to supply a huge demand.
Why I Believe SunPower Will Decline Dramatically [View article]
"For the Chinese market, the EU and US rulings will essentially translate into 80% reduction of exports. "
I would highly doubt that.
Right now is the best time for a newcomer in the US in the PV field to look good while the oversized players are struggling to cover their expenses during this enormous shift of energy supply that we have inevitably entered.
American and EU markets are protecting their own but in the long run it will even out and the players left on the playing field will win at that point. Wait another 5 years and then make some optimistic statements for any single company with any type of certainty. It's too early for predictions at this point. The only thing for certain is that the energy sector is shifting.
90% Of Green Energy Stocks Will Go Bankrupt... So Buy The Sector? [View article]
I absolutely agree, the new rarely looks pretty at first, there is always a period of adjustment while the old is being buried and the new is being dressed up to fit social and economic expectations. Mankind is always divided between new and old similar to democratic and republican perspectives, one shines the highlight on the established benefits of the old and the other on the future benefits of the new, its just exposing two sides of the one and same coin. It always baffles me when people on here talk with such assurance that their side is only true and correct one while in fact all they are saying is that they are half blind. Solar is a technology game, it will never go away because the sun won't go away, therefore its just a question about who will harness it the best. Like Clinton keeps pointing out, there is plenty of room for creation of jobs and businesses all we need to be is creative.
90% Of Green Energy Stocks Will Go Bankrupt... So Buy The Sector? [View article]
You mustn't forget that a nuclear plant needs more and more space during its lifetime, the space where all the nuclear waste gets parked. In comparison, all the nuclear energy this planet could ever produce is nothing compared to the solar energy that comes to us from our sun. There will be a time when this will be used, no doubt about it. When, is the question.
Toyota (TM) tomorrow will restart automaking at its Sichuan, China plant after a Saturday earthquake shut it down. The company sent about 2,000 workers home after the morning quake, which reportedly killed 186 and injured 11,393. [View news story]
It was on the BBC but the Boston bombings are taking the headlines.
In Summary, The Tesla Model S Is A Dirty Car [View article]
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In Summary, The Tesla Model S Is A Dirty Car [View article]
I will leave it at that as I know that you have no interest in a true discussion, I figure you can preach your "truth" to yourself just as well.
In Summary, The Tesla Model S Is A Dirty Car [View article]
Glenn I don't wanna get into a argument with you again but you are simply too impressed with yourself and you are stuck in explaining and lecturing mode while others are out there following creative paths and thinking "different" as "The Graduate" would say.
This discussion is not about a solution this argument is about creating new potential solutions. A EV offers different potential solutions to the energy problem than an ICE and that is where its immediate value is. The ONLY thing that keeps solar power from being the dominant source of electricity is storage, THATS IT!, there is no discussion. If somebody was to create the solution to energy storage and solar could power 50% of all our electricity needs than there would obviously be no more discussion about which car is more environmentally friendly. Of course at present time it would be a environmental disaster if everybody drove an EV but I think that the EV's create a change of thinking and along with that will come a huge demand for energy storage solutions. At this point people who buy a EV are basically saying, "I want change!" and in my book it is their right to do that and it is a good thing to do. Their investment sends a clear message and it will lead the way, I hope. I suppose in Glenns or John Petersons eyes that means nothing as it doesn't reverberate any current facts in their opinion, but no matter what, you still have to accept that this is what people are doing and this is what people want, so learn to roll with it instead of incessantly lecturing the status quo of energy production and consumption from your personal Mount Olympus. Nothing is set in stone, everything can be changed, its just a matter of certain people acting differently in order to invite change.
In Summary, The Tesla Model S Is A Dirty Car [View article]
There is plenty of energy and it should be free. If only the money spent on war in Iraq had been spent to cover all industrial rooftops and all freeways with solar panels as well as using that money to subsidize utility scale hydrogen storage solutions we could be plugging our houses and cars in for free.
In Summary, The Tesla Model S Is A Dirty Car [View article]
The price of fossil fuel has gone up and will go up because it will become harder and more expensive to produce, therefore if we didn't do anything to venture on into a sustainable future then we would face even more wars. And if you justifiably include war costs into the production of oil then the cost of oil is outrageously expensive besides the many lives lost. There is only one way into the future, it won't be perfect at first but perfection is not the aim sustainability is.
Volatile/well-shorted solar stocks are ripping higher (TAN +5.4%) to close out a week in which the EU imposed long-expected tariffs on Chinese solar panel imports. TSL +10%. CSIQ +16.1%. STP +9.1%. SCTY +8.6%. SOL +8.3%. JASO +7.5%. FSLR +4.6%. JKS +9.4%. LDK +3.4%. SPWR +7.8% A Reuters column today notes the pace of module price declines is expected to slow, as weaker players are forced out and U.S./emerging markets demand gradually soaks up excess capacity. [View news story]
Volatile/well-shorted solar stocks are ripping higher (TAN +5.4%) to close out a week in which the EU imposed long-expected tariffs on Chinese solar panel imports. TSL +10%. CSIQ +16.1%. STP +9.1%. SCTY +8.6%. SOL +8.3%. JASO +7.5%. FSLR +4.6%. JKS +9.4%. LDK +3.4%. SPWR +7.8% A Reuters column today notes the pace of module price declines is expected to slow, as weaker players are forced out and U.S./emerging markets demand gradually soaks up excess capacity. [View news story]
Chinese Solar Module Exports Show Record Growth During Q1 2013 [View article]
Why I Believe SunPower Will Decline Dramatically [View article]
I would highly doubt that.
Right now is the best time for a newcomer in the US in the PV field to look good while the oversized players are struggling to cover their expenses during this enormous shift of energy supply that we have inevitably entered.
American and EU markets are protecting their own but in the long run it will even out and the players left on the playing field will win at that point. Wait another 5 years and then make some optimistic statements for any single company with any type of certainty. It's too early for predictions at this point. The only thing for certain is that the energy sector is shifting.
90% Of Green Energy Stocks Will Go Bankrupt... So Buy The Sector? [View article]
Solar is a technology game, it will never go away because the sun won't go away, therefore its just a question about who will harness it the best. Like Clinton keeps pointing out, there is plenty of room for creation of jobs and businesses all we need to be is creative.
90% Of Green Energy Stocks Will Go Bankrupt... So Buy The Sector? [View article]
Toyota (TM) tomorrow will restart automaking at its Sichuan, China plant after a Saturday earthquake shut it down. The company sent about 2,000 workers home after the morning quake, which reportedly killed 186 and injured 11,393. [View news story]
90% Of Green Energy Stocks Will Go Bankrupt... So Buy The Sector? [View article]
That was supposed to be a funny line , right?
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