These efforts have been helped by falling panel prices that have made solar more cost competitive.
And, there is no guarantee that a new technology will be cost competitive in its early iterations.
Waiting would mean that what was installed would be efficient and cost competitive.
Solar, wind, biofuels, and other renewable technologies continue to improve and in some specific applications and geographies have become cost competitive with fossil fuels even without subsidies.
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In a statement posted to its website, Makani said the deal would "provide Makani with the resources to accelerate our work to make wind energy cost competitive with fossil fuels".
The confusion behind energy subsidies coupled with slanted media coverage has resulted in a myth that solar power is not cost competitive and is dependent on government subsidies.
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One can argue about the merits of the U.S. government acting as venture capitalist, but Solyndra failed in large part because it was not cost competitive with other solar companies.
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Low cost lending can substantially reduce the cost of a clean energy project, making it cost competitive with fossil fuel generation or close to cost competitive and thus requiring much lower subsidies.
Onshore wind, another potential disruptive technology, is already cost competitive in many part of the world at 9-10 cents per kilowatt-hour, says Petros Paranikas, a BCG partner and co-author or the report.
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Mr. DOUGLAS FAULKNER (Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Department of Energy): We think in six years, we can bring down the cost of ethanol from cellulosic material, to be cost competitive with gasoline.
Not only is there no clean coal now, there is no practical technology on the horizon that will produce electricity by burning coal in a manner than is cost competitive and eliminates emissions.
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Floatovoltaics come with a 10-year warranty and Robine says they are cost-competitive with ground-mounted solar.
And while blog networks are quickly gaining scale, even their most coveted offerings are cost-competitive.
There will be the need for China to remain cost-competitive in the global environment.
It comes as utilities have been turning to increasingly cost-competitive photovoltaic farms to meet their renewable energy mandates.
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In the solar industry, the long-term goal must be to drive innovation so that solar can be cost-competitive without subsidy.
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Thanks in part to falling module prices, solar is today cost-competitive with retail electricity rates in at least 20 states.
By 2020, solar should cost-competitive with other energy sources in 47 states.
Honda officials say half-jokingly they're trying not to sell them until a cost-competitive Fit can be built in Mexico beginning in 2014.
Australia possesses a site which has been operating for over a decade, and they use the process to produce cost-competitive diesel fuel.
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However, Orr does believe that rugged tablet makers will start switching from Windows to Android to remain cost-competitive, some doing that sooner than later.
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Optimism is building in Detroit for a breakthrough labor deal that will make General Motors, Ford Motor and Chrysler Group more cost-competitive with Toyota Motor.
"The marine renewables industry must demonstrate its ability to be cost-competitive, compared with other low-carbon technologies, in the next 5-8 years if it is to engage commercial investors, " he said.
Natural gas is becoming more cost-competitive with coal, but conservatives want the market, not politicians and bureaucrats, to determine when it makes sense to produce more electricity from natural gas rather than coal.
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The method, which is said to have no discharge and no effluence, is considered cost-competitive with cyanide if the ore contains sulfites, Faucher said, but can be used with oxidized and mixed ores.
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Established in April 2004, S-LCD has continued to deliver advanced and cost-competitive LCD panels to both of its parent companies, contributing to the expansion of the respective parties' TV businesses, and the large-sized LCD TV market overall.
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Biofuels made from algae can be produced in a way that make this energy source cost-competitive with crude oil by increasing the amount of energy algae stores as fat, according to early research from VG Energy, an alternative energy and agricultural biotech company.
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As a consequence, the Debtors do not have a competitive cost structure and cannot achieve viability on a long-term sustainable basis in their industry.
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Investor enthusiasm is high because GM, following its government-run bankruptcy in mid-2009, is much healthier now, with a competitive cost structure and clean balance sheet.
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