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To: ms.smartest.person who wrote (135)	11/5/2000 1:34:52 PM
From: Randy Ellingson	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 214

I do basic research at NREL here in CO: nrel.gov My work is not at all directly related to the PV industry. I use time-resolved laser spectroscopy to study processes such as energy relaxation dynamics in systems and materials which hold potential as new types of solar cells. In particular, I'm a physicist working in the Chemical Sciences section. Topics of current and recent research include semiconductor quantum dots (nanocrystals) and dye-sensitized nanocrystalline titanium dioxide electrodes. And I do own shares of Astropower. The PPS will take care of itself if they can continue to gain market share (I have not seen any new numbers on this for about a year). Randy

To: ms.smartest.person who wrote (135)	11/6/2000 2:46:13 PM
From: Yogizuna	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 214

I installed my first photovoltaic panel in 1983/4, but I'm not an engineer or specialist or anything like that..... That panel is still producing electricity, and I use it to power small fluorescent lights and radios, and if the power grid goes down for any reason, I can operate a small black & white TV and VCR also. Solar power has been viable for a fairly long time, but the problem has traditionally been the high cost, at least initially, of installing a good system. Yogi