It's easy to think about modules as singular units of power output, but the reality is that they are a collection of diverse components, each with influence over the end system's total cost and performance. For DuPont, its focus is of course on the materials side, from metallization pastes used to form contacts on the solar cell, to backsheet materials that protect the panels themselves.
The Obama Administration's $60 billion Loan Guarantee Program (LGP) for renewable energy is considered a failure because of Solyndra, Beacon Power, and potential 2012 bankruptcies. What is not well known is that 75 percent of the program's deployed funds went to relatively low risk power plants that will catapult the U.S. to a leadership role in the utility-scale solar sector. This is hardly the hallmark of a "failed program." The program is akin to Shakespeare's King Henry V, who said as a delinquent Prince: "I'll so offend as to make offense a skill, redeeming time when men think least I will."John Casey, Chief Executive Officer
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The son of a construction family, John Casey was an entrepreneur from a very early age. He developed a knack for the construction industry while working in the family business, Casey Concrete, based out of Aspen, Colorado. John’s penchant for creative problem solving led him to develop an array of patented products with a common emphasis on sustainability; ranging from solutions for thermal integration of bio-diesel production to recycled insulated concrete forms. His innovative, common-sense approach to fiscal management and strong fiduciary responsibility led to prominent leadership roles within the renewable energy industry. He is a founding member of the Foundation for Global Technologies, a not-for-profit corporation dedicated to the dissemination of renewable energy technologies and renewable project development in emerging markets. Mr. Casey was a technical advisor to the Department of Defense on energy resource management. As a student of business he found a perfect fit between responsibility and opportunity when he founded GreenFuel Technologies, LLC in 1999. His leadership and commitment have allowed him to develop one of the most experienced, determined, and successful teams in the industry today. |
