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Marcin: /* Current Cost of Solar Grade Silicon */

2018-03-14T19:18:03Z

Current Cost of Solar Grade Silicon

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	*About 660g of silicon per 60 cell panel - [https://www2.pvlighthouse.com.au/calculators/Wafer%20calculator/Wafer%20calculator.aspx]. This does not include wasted silicon starting from uncut crystals		*About 660g of silicon per 60 cell panel - [https://www2.pvlighthouse.com.au/calculators/Wafer%20calculator/Wafer%20calculator.aspx]. This does not include wasted silicon starting from uncut crystals
	*Cost of silicon in a solar panel is 20 cents per watt in 2012 - [https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=http://www.iom3.org/sites/default/files/iom3-corp/Mason%2520SMEET%25202%2520presentation%252027Feb13.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwij7JypvezZAhXr1IMKHbWPBMQQFjAEegQIARAB&usg=AOvVaw3Dl1scqJWrPhdZNwlTlWYM]. Silver contacts cost half this amount. Nickel and copper contacts are higher performance and lower cost but more complex to manufacture.		*Cost of silicon in a solar panel is 20 cents per watt in 2012 - [https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=http://www.iom3.org/sites/default/files/iom3-corp/Mason%2520SMEET%25202%2520presentation%252027Feb13.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwij7JypvezZAhXr1IMKHbWPBMQQFjAEegQIARAB&usg=AOvVaw3Dl1scqJWrPhdZNwlTlWYM]. Silver contacts cost half this amount. Nickel and copper contacts are higher performance and lower cost but more complex to manufacture.
	*This future development shows $4 per kilogram cost for solar grade silicon. [https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=http://www.hpqsilicon.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/HPQ-JUNE-2017-AGM-Presentation-Final_LR.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwjVn4icwezZAhVh_IMKHZ2VCZQQFjAAegQIBxAB&usg=AOvVaw3Sx8RlqEKwWuQ1KIdcr-jR]		*This future development shows $4 per kilogram cost for solar grade silicon. [https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=http://www.hpqsilicon.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/HPQ-JUNE-2017-AGM-Presentation-Final_LR.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwjVn4icwezZAhVh_IMKHZ2VCZQQFjAAegQIBxAB&usg=AOvVaw3Sx8RlqEKwWuQ1KIdcr-jR] in 2017.

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	*China had 7 cent/W lower labor cost than US in 2012 - [http://news.mit.edu/2013/solar-cell-manufacturing-costs-0905]		*China had 7 cent/W lower labor cost than US in 2012 - [http://news.mit.edu/2013/solar-cell-manufacturing-costs-0905]

Marcin: /* Current Cost of Solar Grade Silicon */

2018-03-14T19:17:43Z

Current Cost of Solar Grade Silicon

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	*About 660g of silicon per 60 cell panel - [https://www2.pvlighthouse.com.au/calculators/Wafer%20calculator/Wafer%20calculator.aspx]. This does not include wasted silicon starting from uncut crystals		*About 660g of silicon per 60 cell panel - [https://www2.pvlighthouse.com.au/calculators/Wafer%20calculator/Wafer%20calculator.aspx]. This does not include wasted silicon starting from uncut crystals
	*Cost of silicon in a solar panel is 20 cents per watt in 2012 - [https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=http://www.iom3.org/sites/default/files/iom3-corp/Mason%2520SMEET%25202%2520presentation%252027Feb13.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwij7JypvezZAhXr1IMKHbWPBMQQFjAEegQIARAB&usg=AOvVaw3Dl1scqJWrPhdZNwlTlWYM]. Silver contacts cost half this amount. Nickel and copper contacts are higher performance and lower cost but more complex to manufacture.		*Cost of silicon in a solar panel is 20 cents per watt in 2012 - [https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=http://www.iom3.org/sites/default/files/iom3-corp/Mason%2520SMEET%25202%2520presentation%252027Feb13.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwij7JypvezZAhXr1IMKHbWPBMQQFjAEegQIARAB&usg=AOvVaw3Dl1scqJWrPhdZNwlTlWYM]. Silver contacts cost half this amount. Nickel and copper contacts are higher performance and lower cost but more complex to manufacture.
			*This future development shows $4 per kilogram cost for solar grade silicon. [https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=http://www.hpqsilicon.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/HPQ-JUNE-2017-AGM-Presentation-Final_LR.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwjVn4icwezZAhVh_IMKHZ2VCZQQFjAAegQIBxAB&usg=AOvVaw3Sx8RlqEKwWuQ1KIdcr-jR]

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	*China had 7 cent/W lower labor cost than US in 2012 - [http://news.mit.edu/2013/solar-cell-manufacturing-costs-0905]		*China had 7 cent/W lower labor cost than US in 2012 - [http://news.mit.edu/2013/solar-cell-manufacturing-costs-0905]

Marcin: /* Current Cost of Solar Grade Silicon */

2018-03-14T19:04:57Z

Current Cost of Solar Grade Silicon

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	*Polysilicon is $15/kg, and 5kg is needed per kw of PV panels - [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polycrystalline_silicon]		*Polysilicon is $15/kg, and 5kg is needed per kw of PV panels - [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polycrystalline_silicon]
	*About 660g of silicon per 60 cell panel - [https://www2.pvlighthouse.com.au/calculators/Wafer%20calculator/Wafer%20calculator.aspx]. This does not include wasted silicon starting from uncut crystals		*About 660g of silicon per 60 cell panel - [https://www2.pvlighthouse.com.au/calculators/Wafer%20calculator/Wafer%20calculator.aspx]. This does not include wasted silicon starting from uncut crystals
	*Cost of silicon in a solar panel is 20 cents per watt in 2012 - [https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=http://www.iom3.org/sites/default/files/iom3-corp/Mason%2520SMEET%25202%2520presentation%252027Feb13.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwij7JypvezZAhXr1IMKHbWPBMQQFjAEegQIARAB&usg=AOvVaw3Dl1scqJWrPhdZNwlTlWYM]. Silver contacts cost half this amount.		*Cost of silicon in a solar panel is 20 cents per watt in 2012 - [https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=http://www.iom3.org/sites/default/files/iom3-corp/Mason%2520SMEET%25202%2520presentation%252027Feb13.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwij7JypvezZAhXr1IMKHbWPBMQQFjAEegQIARAB&usg=AOvVaw3Dl1scqJWrPhdZNwlTlWYM]. Silver contacts cost half this amount. Nickel and copper contacts are higher performance and lower cost but more complex to manufacture.

	=Links=		=Links=
	*China had 7 cent/W lower labor cost than US in 2012 - [http://news.mit.edu/2013/solar-cell-manufacturing-costs-0905]		*China had 7 cent/W lower labor cost than US in 2012 - [http://news.mit.edu/2013/solar-cell-manufacturing-costs-0905]

Marcin: /* Current Cost of Solar Grade Silicon */

2018-03-14T19:02:37Z

Current Cost of Solar Grade Silicon

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	*Polysilicon is $15/kg, and 5kg is needed per kw of PV panels - [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polycrystalline_silicon]		*Polysilicon is $15/kg, and 5kg is needed per kw of PV panels - [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polycrystalline_silicon]
	*About 660g of silicon per 60 cell panel - [https://www2.pvlighthouse.com.au/calculators/Wafer%20calculator/Wafer%20calculator.aspx]. This does not include wasted silicon starting from uncut crystals		*About 660g of silicon per 60 cell panel - [https://www2.pvlighthouse.com.au/calculators/Wafer%20calculator/Wafer%20calculator.aspx]. This does not include wasted silicon starting from uncut crystals
	*Cost of silicon in a solar panel is 20 cents per watt in 2012 - [https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=http://www.iom3.org/sites/default/files/iom3-corp/Mason%2520SMEET%25202%2520presentation%252027Feb13.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwij7JypvezZAhXr1IMKHbWPBMQQFjAEegQIARAB&usg=AOvVaw3Dl1scqJWrPhdZNwlTlWYM]		*Cost of silicon in a solar panel is 20 cents per watt in 2012 - [https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=http://www.iom3.org/sites/default/files/iom3-corp/Mason%2520SMEET%25202%2520presentation%252027Feb13.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwij7JypvezZAhXr1IMKHbWPBMQQFjAEegQIARAB&usg=AOvVaw3Dl1scqJWrPhdZNwlTlWYM]. Silver contacts cost half this amount.

	=Links=		=Links=
	*China had 7 cent/W lower labor cost than US in 2012 - [http://news.mit.edu/2013/solar-cell-manufacturing-costs-0905]		*China had 7 cent/W lower labor cost than US in 2012 - [http://news.mit.edu/2013/solar-cell-manufacturing-costs-0905]

Marcin: /* Current Cost of Solar Grade Silicon */

2018-03-14T19:00:19Z

Current Cost of Solar Grade Silicon

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	*$40-200 per kg for solar grade silicon - [http://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/solar-grade-silicon-at-low-cost]		*$40-200 per kg for solar grade silicon - [http://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/solar-grade-silicon-at-low-cost]
	*Polysilicon is $15/kg, and 5kg is needed per kw of PV panels - [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polycrystalline_silicon]		*Polysilicon is $15/kg, and 5kg is needed per kw of PV panels - [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polycrystalline_silicon]
	*About 660g of silicon per 60 cell panel - [https://www2.pvlighthouse.com.au/calculators/Wafer%20calculator/Wafer%20calculator.aspx]		*About 660g of silicon per 60 cell panel - [https://www2.pvlighthouse.com.au/calculators/Wafer%20calculator/Wafer%20calculator.aspx]. This does not include wasted silicon starting from uncut crystals
			*Cost of silicon in a solar panel is 20 cents per watt in 2012 - [https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=http://www.iom3.org/sites/default/files/iom3-corp/Mason%2520SMEET%25202%2520presentation%252027Feb13.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwij7JypvezZAhXr1IMKHbWPBMQQFjAEegQIARAB&usg=AOvVaw3Dl1scqJWrPhdZNwlTlWYM]

	=Links=		=Links=
	*China had 7 cent/W lower labor cost than US in 2012 - [http://news.mit.edu/2013/solar-cell-manufacturing-costs-0905]		*China had 7 cent/W lower labor cost than US in 2012 - [http://news.mit.edu/2013/solar-cell-manufacturing-costs-0905]

Marcin: /* Current Cost of Solar Grade Silicon */

2018-03-14T18:48:58Z

Current Cost of Solar Grade Silicon

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	*Upgraded metallurgical grade silicon cost $2 per kilogram [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polycrystalline_silicon#Upgraded_metallurgical-grade_silicon]		*Upgraded metallurgical grade silicon cost $2 per kilogram [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polycrystalline_silicon#Upgraded_metallurgical-grade_silicon]
	*$40-200 per kg for solar grade silicon - [http://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/solar-grade-silicon-at-low-cost]		*$40-200 per kg for solar grade silicon - [http://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/solar-grade-silicon-at-low-cost]
			*Polysilicon is $15/kg, and 5kg is needed per kw of PV panels - [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polycrystalline_silicon]
	*About 660g of silicon per 60 cell panel - [https://www2.pvlighthouse.com.au/calculators/Wafer%20calculator/Wafer%20calculator.aspx]		*About 660g of silicon per 60 cell panel - [https://www2.pvlighthouse.com.au/calculators/Wafer%20calculator/Wafer%20calculator.aspx]

	=Links=		=Links=
	*China had 7 cent/W lower labor cost than US in 2012 - [http://news.mit.edu/2013/solar-cell-manufacturing-costs-0905]		*China had 7 cent/W lower labor cost than US in 2012 - [http://news.mit.edu/2013/solar-cell-manufacturing-costs-0905]

Marcin: /* Current Cost of Solar Grade Silicon */

2018-03-14T18:41:21Z

Current Cost of Solar Grade Silicon

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	*6 sigma silicon is needed - [http://www.solardaily.com/reports/For_Solar_Grade_Silicon_How_Many_Ns_Are_Enough_999.html]. It is actually 1/3 of six sigma error.		*6 sigma silicon is needed - [http://www.solardaily.com/reports/For_Solar_Grade_Silicon_How_Many_Ns_Are_Enough_999.html]. It is actually 1/3 of six sigma error.
	*Upgraded metallurgical grade silicon cost $2 per kilogram [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polycrystalline_silicon#Upgraded_metallurgical-grade_silicon]		*Upgraded metallurgical grade silicon cost $2 per kilogram [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polycrystalline_silicon#Upgraded_metallurgical-grade_silicon]
	*$40-200 per kg - [http://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/solar-grade-silicon-at-low-cost]		*$40-200 per kg for solar grade silicon - [http://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/solar-grade-silicon-at-low-cost]
	*About 660g of silicon per 60 cell panel - [https://www2.pvlighthouse.com.au/calculators/Wafer%20calculator/Wafer%20calculator.aspx]		*About 660g of silicon per 60 cell panel - [https://www2.pvlighthouse.com.au/calculators/Wafer%20calculator/Wafer%20calculator.aspx]

	=Links=		=Links=
	*China had 7 cent/W lower labor cost than US in 2012 - [http://news.mit.edu/2013/solar-cell-manufacturing-costs-0905]		*China had 7 cent/W lower labor cost than US in 2012 - [http://news.mit.edu/2013/solar-cell-manufacturing-costs-0905]

Marcin: /* Current Cost of Solar Grade Silicon */

2018-03-14T18:40:46Z

Current Cost of Solar Grade Silicon

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	*Gross silicon is produced by the cover thermal reduction of silicon dioxide - [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silicon]		*Gross silicon is produced by the cover thermal reduction of silicon dioxide - [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silicon]
			*6 sigma silicon is needed - [http://www.solardaily.com/reports/For_Solar_Grade_Silicon_How_Many_Ns_Are_Enough_999.html]. It is actually 1/3 of six sigma error.
	*Upgraded metallurgical grade silicon cost $2 per kilogram [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polycrystalline_silicon#Upgraded_metallurgical-grade_silicon]		*Upgraded metallurgical grade silicon cost $2 per kilogram [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polycrystalline_silicon#Upgraded_metallurgical-grade_silicon]
	*$40-200 per kg - [http://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/solar-grade-silicon-at-low-cost]		*$40-200 per kg - [http://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/solar-grade-silicon-at-low-cost]

Marcin: /* Current Cost of Solar Grade Silicon */

2018-03-14T18:23:26Z

Current Cost of Solar Grade Silicon

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	=Current Cost of Solar Grade Silicon=		=Current Cost of Solar Grade Silicon=
	*Gross silicon is produced by the cover thermal reduction of silicon dioxide - [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silicon]		*Gross silicon is produced by the cover thermal reduction of silicon dioxide - [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silicon]
			*Upgraded metallurgical grade silicon cost $2 per kilogram [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polycrystalline_silicon#Upgraded_metallurgical-grade_silicon]
	*$40-200 per kg - [http://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/solar-grade-silicon-at-low-cost]		*$40-200 per kg - [http://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/solar-grade-silicon-at-low-cost]
	*About 660g of silicon per 60 cell panel - [https://www2.pvlighthouse.com.au/calculators/Wafer%20calculator/Wafer%20calculator.aspx]		*About 660g of silicon per 60 cell panel - [https://www2.pvlighthouse.com.au/calculators/Wafer%20calculator/Wafer%20calculator.aspx]

Marcin: /* Current Cost of Solar Grade Silicon */

2018-03-14T18:21:19Z

Current Cost of Solar Grade Silicon

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	=Current Cost of Solar Grade Silicon=		=Current Cost of Solar Grade Silicon=
			*Gross silicon is produced by the cover thermal reduction of silicon dioxide - [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silicon]
	*$40-200 per kg - [http://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/solar-grade-silicon-at-low-cost]		*$40-200 per kg - [http://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/solar-grade-silicon-at-low-cost]
	*About 660g of silicon per 60 cell panel - [https://www2.pvlighthouse.com.au/calculators/Wafer%20calculator/Wafer%20calculator.aspx]		*About 660g of silicon per 60 cell panel - [https://www2.pvlighthouse.com.au/calculators/Wafer%20calculator/Wafer%20calculator.aspx]