Avoiding Sunstroke: Assessing National Competitiveness in the Global Solar Race

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Publish Date:
November 4, 2013
Publisher:
Steyer-Taylor Center for Energy Policy and Finance at Stanford University and the German Federal Ministry for the Environment
Format:
Working Paper
Citation(s):
  • Jeffrey Ball and Jonas Meckling, Avoiding Sunstroke: Assessing National Competitiveness in the Global Solar Race: Results from a Scenario-Planning Workshop at Stanford University, Steyer-Taylor Center for Energy Policy and Finance at Stanford University and the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, November 4, 2013.  
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Abstract

Stanford University’s Steyer-Taylor Center for Energy Policy and Finance and the German Ministry for the Environment brought together some 20 top global solar executives for a day-long workshop at Stanford in summer 2013 to probe a crucial but little-explored question about the economic competitiveness and impact of this small but rapidly growing energy sector. At issue: What will the globalizing solar industry look like in 2025? Which sorts of companies, and which countries, will do what?