Solar Power Products

Solar Power products, or rather the method of manufacturing solar power panels, are now available on the internet. Up until this point in time the solar panel's development has been left up to the big manufacturers that have had access to huge quantities of Research and Development (R&D) start up capital either through Government programs or through venture capitalists.

These venture capitalists are sometimes referred to as "business Angels" because they are prepared to fund new projects or industries usually because of the tax breaks involved

The solar power industry in Australia received a huge boost in sales and Research and Development (R&D) monies when Prime Minister Kevin Rudd took office and again a year later in the US when President Obama took office.

When both had taken up the reigns of power, much had been promised to the development of finding alternative energy sources. Solar power was a front runner in this program along with funding research for the technology to make clean coal. Since then, the world has undergone the worst recession since the 1930's and finances have had to have been reallocated to prop up the world economy. Unless you have been living without human contact for a year and a half you no doubt already know all this.

But what you may not already be aware of is the impact this is having on existing manufacturers of solar panels and the gap that is opening up for 'business' savvy tradespeople who are physically capable of building, devising and trialling new technology.

It is this widening gap that I want all construction businesses to take note of and start giving some serious thought to the matter.

The first people to build these panels and test them won't be 'the suits' or the financial whiz-kids because few of them have the needed skills to do so but 'tradies' do! This is their field of expertise.

Yes, we need the scientists, engineers and all the rest but leave them to do it on their own and it simply won't happen. To get this job done everyone needs to work in their field of expertise.

It is my believe from reading and listening that the best and first way the solar industry is going to become a reality for everyone will be from smaller town communities.

Someone in a town (perhaps your town) is going to follow a blueprint, improve it for local conditions and install it on their own property, then their neighbours and down the street, out of the town, through the state and across the world. People are crying out for cheaper power sources and so far the only thing our 'powers that be' have done is fight and scramble for top spot so they can rule the market.

While they are squabbling over who's going to be boss leaves a huge gap for ability and I fervently hope this small article gets a few of you thinking. I know many of you have already given it some thought but now is the time to get practical and "do" to make cheap solar panel products readily available for all.