Solar energy and Moore´s law

The exponential trend in solar watts per dollar has been going on for at least 31 years now. If it continues for another 8-10, which looks extremely likely, we'll have a power source which is as cheap as coal for electricity, with virtually no carbon emissions. If it continues for 20 years, which is also well within the realm of scientific and technical possibility, then we'll have a green power source that is half the price of coal for electricity.

 

The Moore's Law of solar energy

from O'Reilly Radar by Ramez Naam  originally posted at Scientific American.
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