| Some things to consider in all this: In March 2011 solar module cost of production was predicted to hit 50c per watt in 2016. http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/guest-blog/2011/03/16/sm... Solar module purchase price is now at an average of 36 cents per watt. http://www.webcitation.org/6QcjhW4C9 Oh, and much of that shale seems to be a lot less productive than was claimed. http://www.industrialinfo.com/news/abstract.jsp?newsitemID=2... And there's those neat sounding Ryden batteries and folk like lightsail waiting in the wings. http://powerjapanplus.com/ http://www.lightsail.com/ Energy politics are going to change, and when they do it will be very fast. If those Ryden things are anything like as promised, throw all your money at organic cotton and by extension, anything to do with cleaning lots of water. IMHO, the solar is in a race to the bottom, it is the storage that will make the real money. There might be a world war over oil and gas, but if there is it will be through inertia more than necessity and the longer we manage to hold off, the less likely it becomes. Politically though, keep an eye on Turkey. It is the canary in the coal mine at the moment. |