silicon PV
2 statements across 1 episodes · 1 bullish · 1 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Nov 13, 2024 by John Woolard · across every show →
Everything said about silicon PV, oldest first
Nov 13, 2024 positive
Woolard: Solar towers had half the cost of silicon PV in 2005
“So silicon PV was around nine dollars a watt, and the tower technology we had was around six dollars a watt, dropping to five dollars a lot. So it was more or less half the price, And it could produce, if you put it in the right site, it could produce at aroun…”
Nov 13, 2024 bearish
Woolard: Solar PV fell to $3/watt by 2009, undercutting CSP by 2011
“By the time you got to 2009, it was down to maybe three dollars a watt. And three dollars a watt became an interesting number. So, That's when the U.S. Team started to pay attention and say, you know, this is something that is now, it's been cut in half. It's …”