Berg's Comments

CONGRATULATIONS FOR EVERYBODY WHO MADE THIS REALITY.. here comes the sun!

Yes indeed Claude, because mining companies for instance no can´t produce their copper only with daylight.

Finally, after 20 years of delay, energy developers discover the prime potential of renewable energy in Chile, and Latin America too. The Atacama Desert is the best place for solar energy actually worldwide, and not only for PV-technics. For instance, CSP with salt-storage, 24 hours per day clean energy for the copper-mine industry.

Very usefull summary about global solar-industry trends and implementations! It's a still agressive growing market, where spin-off innovation newcomers have to struggle with massive,proven PV-technology and chinese price-dumping. In an energy-hungry world with more countries involved but without subsidiaries.

I agree in general terms. Latin America is indeed an atractive PV'market for next decades. But be carefull, much more for the regional sunlight than local financing. In most cases there is no grid pre-installed, which means a lot of trouble and less earnings than expected.

The automobile industry must waken up with this spin off research ==> sun roof integrated solar energy for sustainable air-condition. Ten years warrenty is enough...

I agree with this article. Nearly every local spin off product with global distribution will be offered by the Chinese industry with half price and half of time for 'copy'. Meanwhile we (out of China) accept environmental 'dumping', high CO2-panel production, medium quality standards,etc. But otherwise, Chinese solar products permit actually the massive usage of these in countries with poor industry but a lot of sunshine!Better to accept this evolution than struggle against it. Meanwhile full developed countries investigate and produce new electricity storage technology, new materials, cheaper electric cars,Rare Earth supply vs. replacement, etc.

Mr. Erhart's opinion reflects a new world strategy: Stable market factor is THE SUN, high irradiance input and not subsidies, but the long termed need for electricity with high costs, like in Chile, for instance.

Sounds really good. Oil earnings help to develop and massify Renewable Energy Technology for desert regions! A new Silicon Valley for "brains" of green and clean innovation. Far away of political struggle, and even "blinds".

Really usefull CSP-review what's going on around the world.

Here some more in the same sense:

http://exploraberg.cl/wordpress/energy/solar-power-industry-in-chile-why-not/

One problem for Atacama-Desert: The lack of "inhouse" inspiration to believe in this kind of technology.

This is the right way of thinking, Amanda! But it has to be done global, not regional. I'm geologist here in Chile and I observe worldwide more man-made-destruction for energy supply and severe amount of natural disasters as a simple product of overheated explotation of fossil resources. The answer is 100% Renewable.

Hi friends,

this is the best round up article ever red recently. Like a Club of Rome open access expert discussion, how we have to adapt our global energy vision as quickly as earth climate changes. I'm a technology optimist too, but worried about social behaviour: It's more comfortable to "sit in the boat" and look what happens around me, without rowing.

I full agree with these observed up and down turns within each current competive market conditions. But after Obama's 20A-oildeasaster something new will happen, to take into account all the damages and their costs produced by humans for a "drop of gasoline".

Here is a huge industrial potential to develop all these spin off technologies for next decades. Hurry up!