BP Solar Closes Thin Film Operations [RE-wrenches]

[Joel Davidson]

Hey Tom,
Michael said no political stuff. On a brighter note, we have a lot to be
thankful for. PV has come a long way in the past few decades and the best is yet
to come.
Happy Thanksgiving,
Joel Davidson
"If nominated, I will not run; if elected, I will not serve." General William
Sherman

"Tom Lane, Energy Conservation Services" wrote:

> it is time to remember that MOBIL AND CHEVRON/EXXON are running both energy
> policy and not developing renewable .  Joel  Davidson for governor of
> CALIFORNIA OR EL PRESIDENTE   gator tom
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Joel Davidson" <joeldavidson at earthlink.net>
> To: <RE-wrenches at topica.com>
> Sent: Thursday, November 21, 2002 11:50 PM
> Subject: Re: BP Solar Closes Thin Film Operations [RE-wrenches]
>
> > Rant! Shell lays off PV workers. BP shuts down PV thin film production.
> These
> > are difficult economic time, folks. But oil profits are up and we are
> sending
> > teenagers to the Middle East. Think about it next time you fill up your
> pickup
> > truck and drive to a PV installation.
> > Joel Davidson
> > "Curiouser and curiouser." from Alice Through the Looking Glass
> >
> > Bill Brooks wrote:
> >
> > > Wrenches,
> > >
> > > For those of you that may not have heard, BP Solar announced today that
> all
> > > thin film manufacturing operations are shut down. This includes both the
> > > Millennia product line in Virginia and the CdTe Apollo line in
> California.
> > >
> > > This does not bode well for the near future of thin films. Hopefully
> > > progress can continue to make these technologies more viable in the
> future.
> > >
> > > Bill.
> > >
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