Sharp Solar Energy Solutions Group foresees the U.S. reaching Japan's level of solar power production by 2010 and passing Germany soon thereafter. As the two top solar generators in the world, Japan and Germany got a head start in the game because of their country's energy shortcomings (the first step is admitting you have a problem--don't worry guys, we all do), and their government's ability to offer incentives way back before it was the cool thing to do.
Providing well less than one percent of the world's power, solar has room to grow. And where better to do so than in the sun-soaked Southwestern United States.
"Look at the solar resource we have in the Southwest of this country," said Ron Kenedi, Vice President for Sharp's Solar Energy Solutions Group. "It's a solar gold mine."
Being further south than both Germany and Japan, the Southwest United States has more sunlight than most of those two countries. We're all using the same sun--it's just time for the U.S. to start using a lot more of it.
Don't worry Germany and Japan--the whole world benefits from increased solar energy production, we'll just have bragging rights...
...but feel free to prove Sharp wrong.
