Even the Chinese are taking hits in the solar business....
China bailout eyed as sun goes down on former solar tech star | Reuters
China bailout eyed as sun goes down on former solar tech star | Reuters
Not viable anywhere?
- Thread starter Gilligan
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Exactly those records should be available soon enough to anyone in the SMECO co-op....with that new array in Hughesville.
Larry Gude
Strung Out
They'll support 'sanctions' against North korea and, in exchange, we'll buy a bunch of junk from them at taxpayer expense and call it a diplomatic triumph for freedom and liberty.
Problem solved.
Problem solved.
Larry Gude
Strung Out
And you use those subsidies to avoid having to cut prices or costs or bonus's.
aka 'Too Big To Fail'
jrt_ms1995
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Larry Gude
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D*m, Larry, you sure you're not a politician?
Like that one, huh?
That's how I know both Bush and Obama have used the price of oil as a geopolitical salve to get cooperation on things they wanted from Russia, Iran, others; it's sooo obvious. However, it is still cute watching people cling to their ideas that presidents can't do anything about oil.
Sometimes, I just sit back and look at the headlines. "War with Iran closer than ever!" and I think of all the people who have press friends and are looking to get off some oil contracts.
Still on the oil price thing huh?
Just can't figure out that oil is a worldwide commodity with inelastic demand/supply line and pricing well beyond the means of a US President to do a damn thing about?
Really amazing that people think the President can just wave a magic wand and make change the price of oil.
Larry Gude
Strung Out
More grim news for the product nobody wants and everybody makes...
ReneSola posts loss on weak prices | Reuters
ReneSola posts loss on weak prices | Reuters
GWguy
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Actually, it's what a lot of people want, that can't be supplied cost effectively. I'd love to see a viable solar collection system.
Larry Gude
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GWguy
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I can see the home version of this being managed by someone like my mom and dad. There would not be a neighborhood left to worry about.Some one (ylexot ?) was talking about a backyard system a while back, fuel cell technology maybe? Home nuclear? Don't remember, but I do remember that it sounded more feasible than most things I've seen.
And I've always wanted a unicorn to ride. And free beer for life.
kom526
They call me ... Sarcasmo
Some one (ylexot ?) was talking about a backyard system a while back, fuel cell technology maybe? Home nuclear? Don't remember, but I do remember that it sounded more feasible than most things I've seen.
I think it was an idea about a reactor the size of one on a carrier or sub to power neighborhoods and small towns.
GWguy
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I seem to remember it being smaller...like an oversized a/c unit in the backyard.
If I get ambitious I'll look for it...
bcp
In My Opinion
You dont understand because you dont think it through.
its true. The president can not walk up to opec and say, you have to raise the price of your oil by $X.XX a barrel and they jump at his command.
however,
the president does have the power to manipulate the market with war, threat of war, ,, ending subsidies, shutting down refineries and coal burning power plants, with EPA mandates that cant be met, threat of drilling,,, oh wait, threat of drilling our own might drop the price..