March 12th, 2006
Suppliers of solar panels can’t keep up with demand for cheaper energy
Looks like more manufacturers need to get into this area.
Suppliers of solar panels can’t keep up with demand for cheaper energy
“We had supply problems throughout 2005, worsening an already difficult situation,” Tim O’Leary, external affairs manager for Shell Renewables & Hydrogen, said in an e-mail.
He said the conditions to get more silicon were “aggressive and not acceptable.”
“The silicon dependence of crystalline will remain a challenge to the industry and, as such, Shell has decided to focus on next generation technologies,” O’Leary said.
