FIRST SOLAR
First Solar Asia Pacific regional manager , Jack Curtis
and that they view utility-scale solar as an inevitability .”
Curtis believes that the industry has nearly come to a point where government policy will no longer be the primary reason for the adoption of solar power .
“ Even though the policy backdrop driven by the current government isn ’ t as encouraging as it once used to be , I think we ’ re seeing a commitment to the sector that will detach from what is happening at the policy level , driven by the increasing commercial attractiveness of solar power . I think that is very encouraging .”
Moving Forward “ We believe there are a few things that drive the market : one is the focus on policy , and the other is the energy gap , where emerging countries require to power up quickly to meet growth and infrastructure demands . The demand creators are fuel limitations , energy security exposure or fuel price volatility . As a company , our focus is to understand where the gaps and opportunities in various
124 October 2015