econovus » Uncategorized http://econovus.net Green and Renewable Tech, Trends, and News Fri, 26 Mar 2010 05:11:43 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Solar Tech Hitting Critical Mass http://econovus.net/2010/03/25/solar-tech-hitting-critical-mass/ http://econovus.net/2010/03/25/solar-tech-hitting-critical-mass/#comments Fri, 26 Mar 2010 05:11:43 +0000 dr http://econovus.net/?p=16 I’ve always kept an eye on solar technology in general. Its interesting to watch as the price/performance ratio improves, as well as overall adoption. Obviously some of the government incentives are accentuating this, but I think that even without those it would grow an a decent rate.

One of the primary indicators I track is major/large companies that begin spending increased dollar amounts on various technologies. The one currently on my radar is Alcoa, which is an aluminum giant.

There have been quite a few climbing onto the solar bandwagon lately (solar sites are even spawning up near my home in oregon– one of the rainest states). This increased volume of solar supporters is a good sign for the future of the technology.

Heres an NY Times blog entry for some more details on the Alcoa solar arrays – http://greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/03/18/aluminum-maker-eyes-solar-industry/

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