14 DAY TRIAL // This year's Intersolar Europe trade fair in Munich, Germany, brought together representatives of some of the world's leading technical professional associations.
During this event, experts from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) explained that in order to push the use of solar energy even further and develop a global solar energy marketplace, those who are currently involved in this ever-expanding industry must learn to work together.
According to CleanTechies, Dr. Karl Webber, an IEEE member, made it clear that those peoples that are now fully capable of harnessing solar energy with maximum efficiency must share their experience with those that still have a long way to go environmentally-wise.
Apparently, the first in line to be aided in developing solar power technologies are the countries already having the necessary natural resources and only lacking the means to tackle them.
His precise words were that “countries like Germany, US and China already have very good technical standards in place that support the growth of the solar market”, but only “cooperation among all key market players, supported by international standards can definitely push this market to success.”
Presently, the main problem is that competition on the global solar market is quite fierce, and some small-scale producers simply can't manage the pressure of having to go against national or even international companies.
As well as this, all those who wish to get involved in the solar energy industry must be offered access to the latest innovations and technologies, so that the products they sell may in fact pose some kind of interest for customers.
Should we take into consideration the fact that the Rio+20 Earth Summit is also about to begin, it seems that world leaders are truly interested in building an environmentally friendly and sustainable future for the entire planet, and not just for those who can afford to invest in greener life-styles.