Comments on: The plea for more solar energy http://venturebeat.com/2007/03/16/the-plea-for-more-solar-energy/ News About Tech, Money and Innovation Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:10:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: VentureBeat » Innovalight raises $28M for new ink-based solar cell http://venturebeat.com/2007/03/16/the-plea-for-more-solar-energy/comment-page-1/#comment-574072 VentureBeat » Innovalight raises $28M for new ink-based solar cell Thu, 11 Oct 2007 16:12:17 +0000 http://www.venturebeat.com/contributors/2007/03/16/the-plea-for-more-solar-energy/#comment-574072 [...] Conrad Burke wrote a guest column for VentureBeat in March. Tagged co:Innovalight, deal, inv:Apax Partners, inv:ARCH Venture Partners, inv:Convexa [...] [...] Conrad Burke wrote a guest column for VentureBeat in March. Tagged co:Innovalight, deal, inv:Apax Partners, inv:ARCH Venture Partners, inv:Convexa [...]

]]> By: David Swain http://venturebeat.com/2007/03/16/the-plea-for-more-solar-energy/comment-page-1/#comment-17556 David Swain Mon, 19 Mar 2007 22:26:28 +0000 http://www.venturebeat.com/contributors/2007/03/16/the-plea-for-more-solar-energy/#comment-17556 What's exciting here is the opportunity for solar companies to step up and claim leadership. There's a game of supply and demand, industry consolidation is starting and new technologies are springing up to lessen the need for silicon. While everyone is busy producing products/technologies and bidding for the big deals, an opportunity awaits for someone to emerge as the real industry leader in the press. Whichever company recognizes that they can turn on their perception building machine now rather than wait for supply to catch up with demand should have an impressive leg up when the industry hits a more realistic running rate in a few years. What’s exciting here is the opportunity for solar companies to step up and claim leadership. There’s a game of supply and demand, industry consolidation is starting and new technologies are springing up to lessen the need for silicon. While everyone is busy producing products/technologies and bidding for the big deals, an opportunity awaits for someone to emerge as the real industry leader in the press. Whichever company recognizes that they can turn on their perception building machine now rather than wait for supply to catch up with demand should have an impressive leg up when the industry hits a more realistic running rate in a few years.

]]> By: Ben Shrigley http://venturebeat.com/2007/03/16/the-plea-for-more-solar-energy/comment-page-1/#comment-17552 Ben Shrigley Sun, 18 Mar 2007 22:11:22 +0000 http://www.venturebeat.com/contributors/2007/03/16/the-plea-for-more-solar-energy/#comment-17552 Great article. Well put, indeed! Couldn't agree more on everything! Great article. Well put, indeed!
Couldn’t agree more on everything!

]]> By: Yuri Ammosov http://venturebeat.com/2007/03/16/the-plea-for-more-solar-energy/comment-page-1/#comment-17551 Yuri Ammosov Sun, 18 Mar 2007 21:38:06 +0000 http://www.venturebeat.com/contributors/2007/03/16/the-plea-for-more-solar-energy/#comment-17551 It is a nice proposal but what about when it gets cloudy? E.g. in San Francisco sun is a very rare qguest, and in Daly City there is no sun at all. What is going to happen to economy that is dependent on such inreliable source of energy? It is a nice proposal but what about when it gets cloudy? E.g. in San Francisco sun is a very rare qguest, and in Daly City there is no sun at all. What is going to happen to economy that is dependent on such inreliable source of energy?

]]> By: Ken Nakagama http://venturebeat.com/2007/03/16/the-plea-for-more-solar-energy/comment-page-1/#comment-17548 Ken Nakagama Sun, 18 Mar 2007 05:43:35 +0000 http://www.venturebeat.com/contributors/2007/03/16/the-plea-for-more-solar-energy/#comment-17548 This is probably one of the best ideas I have heard for the Valley in a long time. Our Global Economy is made of government intervention and this is possibly the only way the US will get more green. Its clear $60+ barrel of Oil has limited effect on us. It has been good to see Applied Materials take and entrance, http://chip.seekingalpha.com/article/27517 though investors didn't seem moved. Alternative Energy is a natural arena where Silicon Valley can produce some miracles and let us hope it happens. Unlike growing apples, electronics manufacturing and other past industry., GREEN is here to stay. This is probably one of the best ideas I have heard for the Valley in a long time.

Our Global Economy is made of government intervention and this is possibly the only way the US will get more green. Its clear $60+ barrel of Oil has limited effect on us.

It has been good to see Applied Materials take and entrance, http://chip.seekingalpha.com/article/27517 though investors didn’t seem moved.

Alternative Energy is a natural arena where Silicon Valley can produce some miracles and let us hope it happens.

Unlike growing apples, electronics manufacturing and other past industry., GREEN is here to stay.

]]> By: DAVID http://venturebeat.com/2007/03/16/the-plea-for-more-solar-energy/comment-page-1/#comment-17546 DAVID Sat, 17 Mar 2007 17:22:29 +0000 http://www.venturebeat.com/contributors/2007/03/16/the-plea-for-more-solar-energy/#comment-17546 Nice piece. Miasole is a very good prospect and they are way further along that Nanosolar with their thin film product and have a stronger management team. Innovalight technology uses silicon nanotechnology and very slick silicon liquid processing. It is a more long term play. They also have a very strong team. I also like Solfocus concentrator technology. Nice piece.
Miasole is a very good prospect and they are way further along that Nanosolar with their thin film product and have a stronger management team. Innovalight technology uses silicon nanotechnology and very slick silicon liquid processing. It is a more long term play. They also have a very strong team. I also like Solfocus concentrator technology.

]]> By: Jordan http://venturebeat.com/2007/03/16/the-plea-for-more-solar-energy/comment-page-1/#comment-17545 Jordan Sat, 17 Mar 2007 15:21:59 +0000 http://www.venturebeat.com/contributors/2007/03/16/the-plea-for-more-solar-energy/#comment-17545 FYI - http://www.nanosolar.com looks very promising. FYI – http://www.nanosolar.com looks very promising.

]]> By: David G. http://venturebeat.com/2007/03/16/the-plea-for-more-solar-energy/comment-page-1/#comment-17544 David G. Sat, 17 Mar 2007 04:19:55 +0000 http://www.venturebeat.com/contributors/2007/03/16/the-plea-for-more-solar-energy/#comment-17544 There are other high ways that solar technology can be widely adopted: continuously improved conversion efficiency per module and price lowering on both material and installation. There are other high ways that solar technology can be widely adopted: continuously improved conversion efficiency per module and price lowering on both material and installation.

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