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Natural Resources committee I think one has to take a look at what's really going on in solar worldwide. We're in a race with the Germans, the Americans, and the Chinese. For example, in 2010, the Chinese government made available $41 billion to stimulate the solar industry. One of the reasons I took on ch
November 22nd, 2012Committee meeting
Ian MacLellan
Natural Resources committee Let me start off by saying that in my opinion what is driving solar energy worldwide is all about job creation. That's what's driving it. There have been about a million jobs created in China in the last decade in solar. On May 10, 2006, I was at a solar conference and was appr
November 22nd, 2012Committee meeting
Ian MacLellan
Natural Resources committee Well, they're actually just being really liberal with the environment, but that's beside the point. The answer in 2010 was 16.7 gigawatts, so this is growing faster. The reason it's growing so much faster is that the German government, the Chinese government, and the U.S. gover
November 22nd, 2012Committee meeting
Ian MacLellan
November 22nd, 2012Committee meeting
Ian MacLellan
Natural Resources committee I think it's about the solar future and about changing the mindset. John touched a bit on that. In the U.S. we're seeing that over 90% of the population supports solar as being by far the....They're keen in Germany, where there's very strong public support, especially in the agri
November 22nd, 2012Committee meeting
Ian MacLellan
Natural Resources committee Also, I think, because you're dealing with natural elements, our aboriginal people I think are more sensitive to nature and to using it, and this is a very elegant way to get energy from the sun. But also, I think, they typically are in more remote areas. When I lived in West Van
November 22nd, 2012Committee meeting
Ian MacLellan
Natural Resources committee Let me address, first of all, the longevity. Next time, call us, and we'll give you a solar system that will last a long, long, time.
November 22nd, 2012Committee meeting
Ian MacLellan
Natural Resources committee When the Russians sent up Sputnik, it had a battery that lasted for two weeks. When the Americans sent up Vanguard, it had a solar cell from Bell labs on it, and it lasted for six years. Solar works in outer space. It's extremely reliable. I was at a conference recently talking
November 22nd, 2012Committee meeting
Ian MacLellan
Natural Resources committee Okay. To use an example, this is a kilogram of silicon, and that's the main thing used to make solar cells. One kilogram of silicon, over its useful life, will produce about 10,000 kilowatt hours or about 5,000 litres of gasoline in an electric car. There are 5,000 litres of gaso
November 22nd, 2012Committee meeting
Ian MacLellan
Natural Resources committee First of all, read the white paper we are coming out with next month. We have a very detailed graph, but if you take a look at where the experience curve ends and how it's coming down in price, and you extrapolate the growth of solar, if solar were to power the entire planet over
November 22nd, 2012Committee meeting
Ian MacLellan
Natural Resources committee Canada has three real gems: SDTC, NSERC, and Canmet. I've had in-depth involvement with all three organizations over the years. I believe that innovation is the core competency of Canada. We can't necessarily compete with cheap manufacturing, so we have to be innovative. We tal
November 22nd, 2012Committee meeting
Ian MacLellan