Zhores Ivanovich Alferov. (№ 218690)

In the 1970-ies we have actively used solar panels, including military satellites at this time in the United States only began to appear first article on this topic. At the station "Mir" was established 70 square meters of silicon panels. In the early 1990s, I asked the then head of the Russian space Agency $5 million needed to purchase several machines needed for the industrial production of solar panels. However, such money was not. As a result, we still buy even for their own needs solar panels on the West. At the same time, their efficiency is not very high - slightly above 30%. We have lost global leadership and retreated from the world record that was set earlier. Namely these tasks are put in front of science, and the state should support.