mixed blessing

Here is one of the good news/bad news stories that y'all find so frustrating. There is a huge demand for alternative energy sources such as solar panels and wind turbines, world-wide.

But, there is a materials shortage for making photovoltaic cells and turbines. Also, production capacity has been exceeded. Result: Prices are way up and waits are long.

The good news is that individuals and governments are catching the green fever, BUT ...

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In the same way a raw material shortage has cramped the solar photovoltaic industry, the wind power industry has been squeezed by a turbine shortage -- a situation the manufacturers will tell you is the result of vacillating policy support in the U.S.

Whatever the causes, the largest manufacturer of turbines in the world, GE Energy, announced advances this week in its production chain that could help squeeze out a few more turbines to help meet robust worldwide demand.

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