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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;desertgem, post: 2009744, member: 15199&quot;]You can believe what the Silver Institute publishes, but the facts are that silver is NOT required to build solar panels, it is just old school and companies wish to continue to use it so manufacturing techniques can stay as they are. It just like the replacement of silver halide film with digital, and yes, modern X-ray and imaging films are digital now, no silver required, it has its advantages, but new materials and techniques see Ni-Cu compounds and bonding replacing silver if it maintains it&#039;s high price. This is a long article and the title should say swapping copper for silver, but it does explin some of th new techniques.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2012/07/pv-technology-swapping-silver-for-copper" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2012/07/pv-technology-swapping-silver-for-copper" rel="nofollow">http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2012/07/pv-technology-swapping-silver-for-copper</a></p><p><br /></p><p>In reference to China and solar energy needs, you might check this article.</p><p><a href="http://www.forbes.com/sites/greatspeculations/2014/10/21/trends-in-silver-demand-by-the-solar-photovoltaic-industry/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forbes.com/sites/greatspeculations/2014/10/21/trends-in-silver-demand-by-the-solar-photovoltaic-industry/" rel="nofollow">http://www.forbes.com/sites/greatspeculations/2014/10/21/trends-in-silver-demand-by-the-solar-photovoltaic-industry/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>It says in part </p><p>&quot;the demand for silver translates into roughly 106 million ounces and 151 million ounces in 2014 and 2018 respectively. To put this into perspective, global silver mine production is expected to be roughly 800 million ounces and 750 million ounces in 2014 and 2018 respectively. Mine production <a href="https://www.silverinstitute.org/site/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/WSS2013Summary.pdf" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.silverinstitute.org/site/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/WSS2013Summary.pdf" rel="nofollow">accounted for</a> roughly 75% of silver supply in 2012. If we assume that this ratio holds till 2018, overall silver supply will stand at roughly <span style="color: #ff0000">1.07 billion ounces</span> and <span style="color: #ff0000">1 billion ounces in 2014 and 2018 respectively. </span> Assuming a balanced market in which supply matches demand, the demand for silver from the solar PV industry will rise from 10% of the total demand for silver in 2014 to around 15% in 2018.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>So 5% increase in silver use for traditional solar panels in the next 4 years. And I would myself bet that China can&#039;t afford to continue their alternate energy policies as they stated due to slowing there, and that solar installations will decrease in China.( my eminem type prediction) <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>I am not saying eminem is correct, but his predictions for short term have played out.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Ok, which country banks do <span style="color: #ff0000">not </span>use metal back currency?? ~ALL of them, including China. China recommended its citizen buy into a &quot;gold &quot; saving account, where paper currency was entered as gold amount, but when the citizen wanted to withdraw it ( few did), it was converted to Paper money and the gold stayed with the bank. Paper money may be in its last years, but metal won&#039;t replace it, digital accounts will, and we won&#039;t even have paper money any more <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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