Soaking up the Sun

Jeff Manera, June 23, 2008

I'm very excited about the opportunities in solar power. I like that the world is finally turning from its reliance on oil and non-renewable sources of energy to more earth-friendly, renewable sources like the sun. It took spiking oil prices and energy costs to prompt us to do this, but to me, it is better late than never.

I think it is a smart move for us to focus on this other source of energy -- solar power is easier on our environment than our current sources, and there's plenty of sun to go around for millions of years to come so running out isn't really a concern right now.

And there is some really exciting technology coming along with the development of solar power. I'm especially excited about the potential in the "thin film" solar arena. Thin film is the very cool technology that allows low-cost "printing" of solar material in large sheets. It's made with different chemicals than silicon, so it can sidestep those potential supply problems that silicon is often subjected to. And I believe thin film has a lot of potential to compete with other energy sources, such as coal and nuclear, as far as cost per kilowatt.

The problem with the thin film solar field is that many of the major players, such as the leader First Solar (FSLR) and Energy Conversion Devices (ENER), have already experienced huge success. In the past two years and half years, FSLR has seen its shares go up almost 800%, and ENER is up 132% in 2008 alone.

So in order to find a profitable play in the thin solar field that hadn't already skyrocketed, I had to dig a little deeper for an even more profitable way for you to ride the inevitable thin film boom higher. And I've found one.

To find out more about this company that has direct exposure to the coming thin film boom, visit the G³ Global Options website today!

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