"Because we are now running out of gas and oil, we must prepare
quickly for a third change, to strict conservation and to the use of
coal and permanent renewable energy sources, like solar power."
-Jimmy Carter
Televised speech, 1977
"I have no doubt that we will be successful in harnessing the
sun's energy. If sunbeams were weapons of war, we would have had solar
energy centuries ago."
-George Porter
Nobel Prize winner in Chemistry, 1967
"Solar energy is a clean alternative energy source. It's clear,
given the current energy crisis, that we need to embrace new sources of
renewable energy that are good for our planet. I believe very strongly
in using technology to provide affordable options that all consumers can
put into practice."
-Yang Yang
UCLA Engineering Professor
"I've been told that I have a lot of energy. The secret is that I
use renewable resources. Some days I'm solar powered. Some days I'm wind
powered. And some people in this room might think I'm hybrid
gas-powered. You'll just have to guess which it is today."
-Bill Richardson
Author
Clearly, we need more incentives to quickly increase the use of
wind and solar power; they will cut costs, increase our energy
independence and our national security and reduce the consequences of
global warming.
-Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton
Speech at Cleantech Venture Forum VIII, 2005
"We were delighted to have worked with Microsoft on its electric
solar system. Microsoft is effectively lowering operating costs,
reducing purchases of expensive peak electricity, and improving the
health and quality of life in California through its Silicon Valley
Campus solar power program."
-Dan Shuga
President of PowerLight
"I had to conduct two space walks. Shortly afterwards, I did a
third one to repair the robotic arm of the station. This arm plays a
very important role in the ongoing expansion of the station as well as
in the deployment of solar panels."
-Philippe Perrin
Astronaut, speaking of his two-week mission to the International Space Station, 2002
"The use of solar energy has not been opened up because the oil industry does not own the sun."
-Ralph Nader
American attorney, author, lecturer, political activist, and former candidate for President of the United States
"There are better alternatives... Australia should be exporting its solar technology, not its uranium."
-Senator Bob Brown
Australian Greens Party
"There are two kinds of solar-heat systems: 'passive' systems
collect the sunlight that hits your home, and 'active' systems collect
the sunlight that hits your neighbors' homes, too."
-Dave Barry
Humour Columnist
"We hope that ultimately solar energy can be extensively used in
the commercial sector as well as the private sector. Imagine solar cells
installed in cars to absorb solar energy to replace the traditional use
of diesel and gas. People will vie to park their cars on the top level
of parking garages so their cars can be charged under sunlight. Using
the same principle, cell phones can also be charged by solar energy.
There are such a wide variety of applications."
-Yang Yang
"The solar market is projected to grow 35 percent a year for the next three to five years."
-Walter Nasdeo
Managing Director and Director of Research at Ardour Capital, developer of the Ardour Capital Global Solar Energy ETF
"I’d put my money on the Sun and Solar Energy, what a source of
Power! I hope we don’t have to wait until oil and coal run out, before
we tackle that."
-Thomas Edison
Source: www.solarbc.ca
