Featured in Solar superhero – 06-2012

Setting the solar story straight

Solar Superheroes: So often the same old arguments are rolled out against PV, yet equally as often, theyre just not correct. They are based on stereotypes, old information and data that does not stand up against the facts. Taking things into its own hands, pv magazine has decided to challenge these arguments and set the solar story straight.

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pv magazine

05 Jun 2012

PV is too expensive Late last year, Reuters reported that solar PV “is up to eight times more expensive than conventional forms of power like coal and gas.” However, the reality just doesn’t stack up to the rhetoric. The cost of PV has fallen fast and is becoming cheaper by the day. PV module prices …

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