news 20 Dec 2007 07:38 pm
At $1 per Watt, the iTunes of Solar Energy Has Arrived
A Silicon Valley start-up called Nanosolar shipped its first solar panels — priced at $1 a watt. Thats the price at which solar energy gets cheaper than coal. Curious that this story is not on every front page.Still, to commemorate the achievement, Nanosolar CEO Martin Roscheisen pictured is reserving the first three commercially-viable panels. One is staying on display at company HQ; one has been donated to San Joses Tech Museum of Innovation. And the other is on sale on e-bay.
Starting price? 99 cents.