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<blockquote data-quote="binky" data-source="post: 542736" data-attributes="member: 490"><p>If you check the history of solar panels, they go back to the start of the 'space race'. Mitsubishi, being one of the pioneers, I believe have been making solar cells for over 50 years. Many different technologies have been trialled and tested, but not put into commercial use. You should have seen all the solar blurb that was around 10 years ago when the government introduced the FiT scheme. Solar you could roll out and just stick to the roof, solar glazing, solar slates. In reality none of these were cost effective. It's a bit like Beta Max and VHS. VHS won out in the end on price despite, not being the best tech.</p><p></p><p>PERC may well have been around since 1989, but has only hit the mass market in the last 5 years. That doesn't change the fact that commercial panels have over doubled their efficiency whilst costs have dropped significantly. We used to talk of £2.30 per watt, now its 30 pence</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="binky, post: 542736, member: 490"] If you check the history of solar panels, they go back to the start of the 'space race'. Mitsubishi, being one of the pioneers, I believe have been making solar cells for over 50 years. Many different technologies have been trialled and tested, but not put into commercial use. You should have seen all the solar blurb that was around 10 years ago when the government introduced the FiT scheme. Solar you could roll out and just stick to the roof, solar glazing, solar slates. In reality none of these were cost effective. It's a bit like Beta Max and VHS. VHS won out in the end on price despite, not being the best tech. PERC may well have been around since 1989, but has only hit the mass market in the last 5 years. That doesn't change the fact that commercial panels have over doubled their efficiency whilst costs have dropped significantly. We used to talk of £2.30 per watt, now its 30 pence [/QUOTE]
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