The coming demand for silicon

Michael Allan McCrae | May 15, 2013 | 5:17 pm Battery Metals Graphite 

Renewable energy continues to surprise with much higher build outs and falling prices, and that growth is also good for high-grade silicon producers.

An infographic recently published on Visual.ly shows conservative and optimistic projected demand for silicon. Either scenario shows a steep move up.

Solar-grade silicon accounts for just under half the material cost of constructing a photovoltaic cell’s cost.

CLEAN ENERGY INVESTMENT -Demand versus historical and projected module production (GW)

CLEAN ENERGY INVESTMENT -Demand versus historical and projected module production (GW) infographic

 

Sutherland Shire picture by jondoig

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