'Costing the earth' Radio4, does solar

[wookey]

Costing the earth reviewed solar power in general (PV and thermal, including housholder with 4-yr old system, potential for solar concentrator facilities, etc). On on 7th at 9pm and right now too. Quite a balanced overview I thought, and good for getting the word out to punters. Although it didn't point out just how cheap a solar DHW setup could be in the UK now.

Available here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/aod/radio4_aod.shtml?radio4/costingtheearth for the next few days.

[dhaslam]

The North African  alternative sounds interesting.  If the steam alternative to  PV panels costs less and also is more efficient it should produce very inexpensive  electricity.