Imagine a world where building the tallest skyscraper wasn't a race of height, but rather one to collect the most solar energy.

想象这样的一个世界：建造最高的摩天大厦不再是一场高度竞赛，而是一个关于能储存太阳能更多的竞赛。

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In many parts of the world, solar energy is now the cheapest form of electricity.

在世界许多地方，太阳能现在是最便宜的电能。

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Imagine a world where sunlight can be captured to produce electricity anywhere, on any surface. The makers of thin-film flexible solar cells imagine that world too.

想象一下这样一个世界：人类能收集阳光在所有地点、所有表面上发电，薄膜软性太阳电池的制造者也希望有这么个世界。

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They found the highest levels of solar activity cause small, but far-reaching effects on weather systems around the world.

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Enphase Energy has made a mark in the world of solar by developing small scale inverters called microinverters that make installation easier and improve the performance of rooftop solar panels.

FORBES: Solar Microinverter Maker Enphase Gets A Boost In Distribution Deal With Siemens

Solyndra cited the falling world price of solar panels as the reason for closing down the firm.

BBC: White House 'rushed' loan to solar firm Solyndra

Sometime in the next five to ten years, solar fans predict, the cost curves of solar and fossil fuel generation will cross in most parts of the world, and solar will sell itself to consumers without a subsidy.

FORBES: Sunny Optimist