Eugen Leitl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Sat, Aug 02, 2008 at 11:47:50AM -0400, Perry E. Metzger wrote: > >> > * By 2020, hundreds of billions of dollars of investment capital >> > will probably boost global solar-generating capacity 20 to 40 times >> > higher than its current level. >> >> I disagree. I think capacity is going to be more like several hundred >> to 1000x the current level. :) > > Three orders of magnitude is a bit much for just 12 years (that would > mean 10x of Germany's entire energy use just for Germany).
There is a lot of the world where there is virtually no electrical power now -- indeed, that covers most of the world's population. There are also several billion people living in countries on a steep upsweep in their power consumption -- India and China immediately come to mind. One should not assume the "West" is where all the action is. Perry -- Perry E. Metzger [EMAIL PROTECTED]
