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Inspired by: interviews » According to Ian PEARSON: "At the moment there are some big barriers in solar power, there is a lack of ingenuity."

version: 10 / updated: 2011-10-23
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Originally submitted by: Ivan Montenegro Perini
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Source of inspiration

Interviews

The source of the Weak Signal is

Ian PEARSON, "Futurizon", interviewed by "MIOIR".

Signal's headline

(max. 9 words)
According to Ian PEARSON: "At the moment there are some big barriers in solar power, there is a lack of ingenuity."

Signal's description

(approx. 150 words)
Please describe the Weak Signal (approx. 150 words)
According to Ian PEARSON: "At the moment we are doing small incremental changes leading to a slow development path and it needs a rapid change. Weak signals of that are just the numbers of people looking at the field."

Keywords

solar energy, developing, low-cost innovation.

Mini-description

(max. 250 characters)
"At the moment there are some big barriers in solar power, there is a lack of ingenuity." If enough people are looking at it, someone will stumble across a way of doing it cheaply."

Signal's potential evolution

It could lead to...
issue type of issue/development potential impact on society timeframe for the issue to become at least 50% probable
#1 new/emerging
 		beneficial

Importance

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Level 1: important for a particular country
Level 4: important for the whole world

Filters preventing the signal's monitoring

economic filters (business/market interests)
scientific filters (knowledge/technology access)
other, please specify:   Environment

Signal's relevance for European Grand Challenges

where? please justify:
particularly relevant Europe world
Energy security/dynamics
Economic prosperity/dynamics
Innovation dynamics
Sustainability and climate change

Signal's relevance for thematic research areas

please justify:
particularly relevant
ICT - Information & communication technologies
Energy
Environment (including Climate Change)