Solar Is Expected To Replace Oil

View of the current international oil prices jumped, the Nikkei BP's article published recently that the future of solar energy is expected to replace oil. The report pointed out that with the 1973 oil crisis a temporary different, it has yet to be found to resolve the rising price of fossil fuels means. To solve the problem completely, probably can only rely on increased solar power, wind power, nuclear power and other alternative energy sources.

Reported that, recently, solar power generating capacity in the cost and efficiency in three areas of development far exceeded most people's imagination. First, power generation, the 2007 production of solar cell modules in accordance with the module may be the largest conversion capacity, about 3.7 GW. Four years later in 2012, is expected to reach 15 GW / year. In accordance with the average, one of the largest nuclear power plant generating capacity is only 1 GW.

The cost of solar power may also be in the near future to be resolved. Solar cells have over the past 30 years of rule of thumb is that "cumulative production doubled, reduce the cost of generating 20%." In 2006 the global total solar cell output of about 5.7 GW, power generation cost about 46 yen / kWh, taking into account the current trend of production of solar cells, if this experience is correct, then to 2011, power generation costs will now Family tariff level. This NEDO "facing the 2030 blueprint for the development of solar energy (PV 2030)" set out in the 2010 annual cost of solar power generation targets - 23 yen / kWh basically the same.

Source: 广州日报 May. 26, 2008