Marc Roper, Vice President, Sales and Marketing, SCHOTT Solar, Inc.
SCHOTT Solar's photovoltaic products convert photons into electricity
SCHOTT Solar is one of the world's leading photovoltaic (PV) companies. In addition to cells and modules, SCHOTT Solar also offers complete systems for grid-connected photovoltaic systems, stand-alone systems for decentralized power supply in regions without an energy supply, and a large range of ASI® thin film solar cells and modules.
Marc Roper is the Vice President of Sales and Marketing and a member of the Board of Directors of SCHOTT Solar, Inc., a subsidiary of SCHOTT Solar, GmbH, one of the world’s leading photovoltaic manufacturing companies. His responsibilities include strategic planning of SCHOTT Solar’s North and South American business activities, and management of the company’s sales and marketing operations.
an audio interview with Marc Roper
Etopia News's Solar World and the Sustainable Cities Channel spoke this morning by phone with Mr. Roper about SCHOTT Solar; photovoltaics; Germany's "feed-in" tariff (which guarantees alternative energy producers a ready market for their power); California's SB1 and the California Solar Initiative; the physics of converting insolation (incoming solar radiation, or sunshine) into electric current; the role of financial incentives, including "net metering," in speeding the deployment of photovoltaic systems; the current worldwide shortage of PV panels; the coming surge in silicon production to meet the demands of PV manufacturers; and other subjects relating to the emergence of renewable solar electricity as an important component of the overall energy market.
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