Comments on: The Tellurium Supply Conjecture https://www.techmetalsresearch.net/the-tellurium-supply-conjecture/ Commentary & analysis on rare earths and other technology metals Fri, 20 Apr 2012 18:28:36 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.2 By: Dick Flasck https://www.techmetalsresearch.net/the-tellurium-supply-conjecture/#comment-3056 Fri, 20 Apr 2012 18:28:36 +0000 https://www.techmetalsresearch.net/wp/?p=94#comment-3056 Jack,

Thanks for the best, clearest, most unbiased analysis I’ve seen. My position for years has been that Te based PV panels make no sense because the abundance of Te is 3X LESS that that of gold in the earth’s crust. But your analysis is much more detailed and sophisticated.

First Solar would probably have a tough time raising money if it proposed covering Arizona with gold plates (which is probably a BETTER plan than using tellurium which is toxic to boot)!

Best regards,
Dick

]]> By: Economics of Solar Panels https://www.techmetalsresearch.net/the-tellurium-supply-conjecture/#comment-1572 Fri, 10 Jun 2011 16:47:14 +0000 https://www.techmetalsresearch.net/wp/?p=94#comment-1572 […] “First Solar’s problem is not simply one of getting tellurium, but in getting the amount it needs annually,” says Jack Lifton, co-founder of Technology Metals Research. […]

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