Originally Posted by Richard J

I suppose you and I look at things differently. Building solar power plants is not the same as contracting out the manufacture of ink pens or sneakers. Solar power is supposed to be cutting edge technology. It is something we supposedly want here in America to replace fossil fired power plants. It appears to me that you think that building a solar power plant is like building car. And we can either let Detroit or Tokyo do the job. No big deal. But I see a solar power plant as a multi-year, capital intensive project with requirements for new and innovative controls, materials, and a solid understanding of thermo-technology. For example, how do you superheat a fluid such that it can keep water boiling all night to generate the steam for your turbines? How do you insulate this mass of fluid? How do you design the heat exchanger so you draw off only the heat you need and not waste any during the transfer process?

My guess is we don't have that expertise here in America and that's why we had to import it from Spain.

RJ