Friday, November 16, 2012

Solar Stimulus fails again

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Two more stimulus backed solar companies announce lay-offs. A pair of foreign-owned solar companies that benefited from a combined $84 million in Energy Department tax credits have announced they will lay off employees.

One of the companies, German-owned SolarWorld, was integral in the fight for tariffs against the importation of Chinese photovoltaic solar panels. The other, Chinese company SunTech, blamed those tariffs for its own layoffs.

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3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Those windmill types wont stay up during a hurricane besides being very expensive.The solar panels wont either.Plus it takes to many and a large area to do the job.A person in LW,1976 era, made panels that was used for air conditioning.Very costly and didnt work very well. There must be a cheaper and better way.

Anonymous said...

Part of Obama's policy is more wind and solar. Doesn't he get it?

Weetha Peebull said...

1938 "New BILLION Dollar Crop"

Maybe it's US that doesn't 'get it"? Please consider seeing all the links before you form an opinion/


Look at this Math! Rapid Action - Radical Solution.
Ford attempted back in the late 30's to "grow automobiles from the soil." and wish we would all look at this alternative.

Delete if you disagree.

1938 "New BILLION Dollar Crop"
Pg. 238 Popular Mechanics Magazine, VOL. 69 February, 1938 NO. 2

http://books.google.ca/books?id=e9sDAAAAMBAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false

"Fish nets, bow strings, canvas, strong rope, overalls, damask tablecloths, fine linen garments, towels, bed linen, and thousands of other everyday items can be grown on American farms. Our imports of foriegn fabrics and fibers average about $200 million per year; in raw fibers alone we imported over $50 million in the first six months of 1937. All of this income can be made available for Americans."

1941 "Pinch Hitters of Defense"
Pg. 3/13 Popular Mechanics Magazine,
VOL. 76 DECEMBER, 1941 NO. 6

Henry Ford's belief that some day he would "grow automobiles from the soil."

"...the plastic is reported to withstand a blow 10 times as great as steel without denting. Even the windows and windshield are of plastic."

(33 Sec Video - Car hit w/Axe
yields No Visible Dents)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLKDTfQMhfg

and lastly

LOTUS ECO ELISE

Watch the Video (5:36) on lower right side - "Country File"
Prepare to be blown away! A building needs No Heating or Cooling and Contains Carbon!

http://www.hemp-technologies.com/page33/page33.html