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HISTORIC OVERVIEW OF PHOTOVOLTAICS [PV] INDUSTRY HIGHLIGHTING Enron-AMOCO-British Petroleum's Antitrust Abuse Suppressing Photovoltaics Deployment Since 1984 Fraudulent Takeover of Solarex Corporation:

  1. 1830s to 1984 and From 1984 to Present Compare History of PV Technology Deployment With History of Computer Silicon Memory Chips
  2. 1830 Semiconductor Materials Were Studied In Laboratories
  3. 1839 Photovoltaic [PV] Effect Discovered by French Physicist
  4. 1958 Vanguard II First Satellite Using Photovoltaics For Electricity Was Launched
  5. 1974 Dr. Lindmeyer & Dr. Varadi founded Solarex Corporation 1st terrestrial PV company
  6. 1975 Dr. Selfridge at Kansas State University invited Eileen M. Smith [SDC founder] to assist w/educational presentations on solar energy architecture field trips
  7. 1975 Photovoltaics [PV] was $500 watt
  8. 1982 Solarex "Breeder" Factory w/200 kilowatt peak rooftop Frederick, Maryland
  9. 1982 Terrestrial Photovoltaics 1st reported as commodity 6,000 kWp
  10. 1983 Over 10,000 kWp Photovoltaic Modules Shipped See Table 18
  11. 1984 300 kWp PV roof installed Intercultural Center Georgetown University Washington, DC
  12. 1984 AMOCO [Amoco/Enron & now BP-Amoco] forced takeover of Solarex before last shipment for Intercultural Center
  13. 1984 reports indicate Dr. Lindmeyer's wife & son passed away
  14. 1984 PV Shipments drop to under 9,000 kWp after Amoco takeover
  15. 1984-86 DOE Annual Energy Report states 127 solar energy companies put out of business!
  16. 1986 Solar-Voltaic Dome™ patented by Lt. Colonel Richard T. Headrick
  17. 1987 PV shipments declined to 3,029 kWp
  18. 1988 PV Shipments began to recover
  19. 1988 ARCO Solar completed 1st One MW field PV system Hesperia, CA
  20. 1988-91 Enron/AMOCO used Solarex patents to sue ARCO Solar out of business
    [Solarex Corp.(Enron/Amoco)v.Arco, Inc.Ddel, 805 Fsupp 252Fed Digest]
  21. Patents & factory taken by Siemens who sell products in US without suit--?
  22. 1990 Desert Storm in Kuwait oil war
  23. 1974-91 East Temor Massacre
    Oil Company Genocide reported by American Journalist Amy Goodman
  24. 1992 Alleged ethnic genocide reported in oil-rich Azerbaijan
  25. 1992 Solar Development Cooperative founded by Eileen M. Smith, M.Arch.
    Mission: To Assure Timely Mainstream Deployment of Quality Building-integrated Photovoltaics (BI-PV) Supported by Reliable Service Industry in US and Global Marketplace
  26. 1992 SDC designed ECO TECHÉ featuring Science City and Solar Solution® for Kansas City's Union Station pg 3
  27. 1993-95 German States completed 1,000 PV Rooftops Program installed 2,500+
  28. 1993-97 Enron-AMOCO sued United Solar suppressing thin-film batten & standing-seam roofs - UniSolar prevailed
  29. 1993 Jan Deloitte & Touche [Why accounting firm of 'Real Goods'?] as lead in Request for Qualifications refused to pay SDC contracted fee to cover undisputed project development costs closing SDC's bank accounts.
  30. 1993 Oct Mark Hinkston, represented case against D&T - withdrew without notifying SDC week before hearing and suddenly left town claiming got nice job w/firm in hometown
  31. 1993 German Engineers specialized in Solar Chimney technology refer SDC to Colonel Richard T. Headrick of Irvine, CA inventor of 'Solar-Voltaic Dome(TM)'
  32. 1994 March SDC updated ECO TECHÉ using Solar-Voltaic Dome™ -submitted Joint Ventures Commercialization Technology Transfer Grant Application to Dept of Energy
  33. 1994 SDC named exclusive global marketing agent for Solar-Voltaic Dome™
  34. 1994 SDC presented numerous BI-PV exhibits w/"Solar-Voltaic Dome™" model.
  35. 1994 April letter of Bill Rever [sales rep] promised Solarex assistance in evolving prototype of Solar-Voltaic Dome™ [SDC did not know Solarex owned by Enron-AMOCO or of lawsuits.]
  36. 1994 Advanced Photovoltaics Systems [APS] opened 1st fully-automated PV factory w/US Dept of Energy PV-Mat
  37. 1994 Oct SDC had exhibit at Women of Vision Conference Georgetown University in Washington, DC
  38. 1994 SDC educated public about ECO TECHE for KCUS project
  39. 1994 attempted to get endorsement from Peter Dreyfuss, Dir of KCMO Energy Center
  40. 1994 Dec SDC presented ECO TECHE project for Kansas City Union Station to Union Station Redevelopment Corporation and KCMO City Council
  41. 1994 Advanced Photovoltaic Systems [APS] opened 1st fully-automated Thin-Film Photovoltaic Factory Fairfield, CA
  42. 1995-97 Enron/AMOCO used Solarex patents to sue APS out of business
  43. 1995 April SDC presented exhibit of Solar-Voltaic Dome™ at Le Mansion Hotel for SOLTECH/UPVG Conf San Antonio
  44. 1995 March to Dec SDC presented ECO TECHE for KC Union Station for public education in exhibits at libraries and numerous locations in KC, Overland Park and Lawrence
  45. 1995 Sept The Wednesday Magazine published article 'Women [Architect]'s Vision for KC Union Station Includes Solar Energy' by Susan Ferguson
  46. 1995 Sept SDC Hosts 'Dinner With Colonel Richard T. Headrick Inventor of Solar-Voltaic Dome(R)'
    Ritz-Carlton on Country Club Plaza in Kansas City, Missouri
  47. 1995 Dr. Lindmeyer co-founder of Solarex passed away
  48. 1995 Oct SDC Paper/Poster Advent of the Headrick Solar-Voltaic Dome™ Power Station 13th European Commission PV Solar Energy Conference: Comments indicated SDC poster used strong commercialization approach!
  49. 1995 global PV shipments jumped to 11,000 kWp!
  50. 1996 March SDC poster/exhibit 1st Solar Electric Buildings Conf Boston
  51. 1996 March SDC attended 4th Solar Electric Architecture Conf Berlin and consulted with Sir Norman Foster on using PV in dome designed to crown $400 million restoration of historic Reichstagg. He said he had also suggested it!
  52. 1996 April 14-18 SDC presented paper Economic and Market Strategies Within Middle Eastern Countries for the Advent of the Headrick Solar-Voltaic Dome™ Power Station published in proceedings for 2nd Conf on Solar Electricity hosted by Egyptian Solar Energy Society in Cairo
  53. 1996 June SDC's 100 Solar-Voltaic Dome™ Power Stations By 2000 Program for US-EC-JAPAN
  54. 1996 Oct Solarex sabatoged BI-PV workshop SDC at Georgetown Univ by changing availability 5 times, finally claimed they did not want United Solar on their 'territory' [Georgetown Univ], and hung up.
  55. 1996 United Solar told SDC Solarex owned by Enron-AMOCO & had been suing them for three years for alleged thin film patent infringement. Both present at conferences around the world.
  56. 1996 Nov SDC's paper "Technical Characteristics and Benefits of the Advent of the Headrick Solar-Voltaic Dome™ Power Station; 100 Headrick Solar-Voltaic Dome™ Power Stations By 2000 Program; A Three-World-Powers Competition of Discovery & Sharing United States - European Commission - Japan" published in Technical Digest 9th PV Science & Eng. Conf [9thPVSEC] SEAGIA Japan
  57. 1996 SDC relocates business to Orange County, CA
  58. 1997 Feb Senator Byrd Comments On Oil Interests Caspian Sea
  59. 1997 April 1-3 SDC paper 59th American Power Conference Advent of Headrick Solar-Voltaic Dome™ Power Station Mainstream Deployment of Building-Integrated Photovoltaics (BI-PV) Power Within US Energy Consumption Arena
  60. 1997 April 23 Solar Energy Industries Assoc announced Million Solar Rooftops In USA By 2010
  61. 1997 May 20 British Petroleum $20 million takeover Advanced Photovoltaic Systems [APS] Fairfield Plant suffering from Enron-Amoco litigation 1995-97
  62. 1997 June 26 Million Solar Rooftops In USA By 2010 endorsed by US President World Congress Earth Summit Adam's Mark Hotel Denver
  63. 1997 June 27-29 1st Azerbaijan World Congress held in Los Angeles
  64. 1997 July SDC/Smith Officially Proposes Millennium Dome(R) BI-PV Manufacturing Museum for Living Laboratory Research Park at University of California Irvine & makes Grant Application to Dept of Energy w/consultation from Dr. Brouwer/Dr. Samuelson UCI National Fuel Cell Research Ctr
  65. 1997 Aug 30 Global PV Industry reaches $1 B
  66. 1997 Oct SDC establishes Orange County Solar Winter Gala to educate public about Million Solar Roofs By 2010
  67. 1997 Dec European Commission published 1,000,000 PV Rooftops By 2010 Program
  68. 1997 Dec Donald Bren Foundation provided gift to Univ of California to enable transformation of Santa Barbara’s School of Environmental Science and Management established by U.C. Regents in 1991 into multi-campus interdisciplinary graduate program. In Bren’s honor, school renamed Donald Bren School of Environmental Science and Management. The Irvine Company operates according to master plan calling for gradual development of rigorously planned communities, such as those it has established in Orange County, California.
  69. 1998 March letter from Mayor Burkhart of Yates Center in SDC/Smith's hometown invited her to provide BI-PV manufacturing exhibit and talk for Yates Center Days
  70. 1998 April SDC presents papers & workshop American Power Conf Chicago "BI-PV PEP USA"
  71. 1998 May SDC/Smith gives exhibit and talk for hometown harassed by nuclear energy employee's wife Gwendlyn Martin & chased out of town by police! [NO PAY] Next Christmas brother wears Enron hat to dinner!
  72. 1998 Aug SDC Founder Certified in Advanced Photovoltaics premier on-line Short Course Univ of New South Wales
  73. 1998 Aug British Petroleum $48B takeover of AMOCO BP Stockholders Claim Interest In Solar Energy
  74. 1998 Oct Littleton Primary School near Denver installed 1st PV Rooftop in 20-School State-Wide PV Program
  75. 1998 Nov Amy Goodman spoke at UCI: East Temor Genocide 1974-1991 Oil Industry
  76. 1999 Jan ROSEBOWL PARADE SANDS OF TIME TRIBUTE TO MILLION SOLAR ROOFTOPS IN USA BY 2010 PROGRAM PROPOSAL FOR UCI FLOAT
  77. 1999 Jan SDC/Smith allegedly dismissed from contract work in real estate loan dept Bank of America Irvine for providing website to associate who requested to enroll in UCI BI-PV course -education credits provided for weekend course. BOFA associate involved claimed this advertising on company time -at lunch?
  78. 1999 Jan Oil Companies in Africa charged w/Human Rights Abuses
  79. 1999 Feb 15 SDC's letter to Michael McNamara, Dir Marketing CPUC ORA Inquiry Status Of Rulemaking
  80. 1999 Feb 20 & 27th, April 17 & 24th SDC Offers Two BI-PV Workshops at Univ of California Irvine
    TABLE OF CONTENTS FOR INSTRUCTOR NOTES:
  81. 1999 Feb 17 E-mail From Several Consumers Regarding Problem w/UCI Extension Online Enrollment
  82. 1999 Feb 17 E-mail to Judy Purewal UCI Extension Regarding Enrollment/Marketing Problems
  83. 1999 Feb 17 SDC Met w/Judy Purewal and Mario Vidalon to Discuss Problems w/UCI Extension Marketing/Enrollment:
  84. 1999 Feb 22 meeting & letter to David Schetter, Dir of Technology Alliance at University of California at Irvine - Millennium Dome® BI-PV Manufacturing Museum
  85. 1999 Feb 23 letter to David Schetter regarding Feb 22nd Meeting
  86. 1999 Feb 24 letter from Vidalon, indicates intent to cancel April Seminars UNEXPECTEDLY!
    SDC LOSSES: Salary $1,700 Plus Expenses & Damages
  87. 1999 Feb 24 Donald Bren School of Environment at Univ of California Santa Barbara 1st Advisory Committee Mtg
  88. 1999 Feb 27 letter to Philip Henderson, CFO UCI Ext
  89. 1999 March 2 letter to Jane Welgan, Dir UCI Ext Response to Vidalon's Feb 24th letter
  90. 1999 March 9 letter to Vidalon requests UCI Ext reinstate BI-PV seminars
  91. 1999 March 10 Silk Road Strategy Act in South Caucasus & Central Asia for Oil Resources - Caspian Sea
  92. 1999 March 10-12 SDC meets w/UCI Ombudsman Mary Valeta Gonzales in attempt to get paid for work (copyrighted).
  93. 1999 March 13 SDC discovers CPUC Rulemaking on calendar
  94. 1999 March 17 SDC' Opening Comments requests CPUC/CEC investigate Enron AMOCO & Bristish Petroleum's Antitrust Activities and to remand to Congress for Litigation:
  95. 1999 April 2 BP-AMOCO's $27 billion dollar buyout of ARCO Corporation [documents suppressed]
  96. 1999 April 6 BP-AMOCO $48 billion took Enron's portion of Solarex into foreign ownership [documents suppressed]
  97. 1999 April 17 SDC presents photovoltaics exhibit and brochures for patrons at Univ of California at Irvine WAYZGOOSE Celebration in cooperation with UCI Police Department Antique Car Show and Electrical Engineering Dept [NO PAY]
  98. 1999 April 20 SDC presents photovoltaics exhibit and brochures for E-Week [Eng Week] at UCI [NO PAY]
  99. 1999 April 20 Columbine High School Massacre
    Less than 5 miles from Littleton Primary School 1st Colorado School to go Solar in new State Program
  100. 1999 May 3-4 PV GAP PV Resource Manual Geneva Conf
  101. 1999 May 17 SDC Response Comments in Rulemaking again request Commission investigate Antitrust issues suppressing BI-PV (renewables) and remand to Dept of Justice, NATO and Congress for health of DG industry SDC Proposes to Ban Grid-Connected Fossil Fuels In DG
  102. 1999 June 1 Joint Agency Full Panel Hearing Focus on Fossil Fuels
    SDC testimony requests CPUC/CEC/Electricity Oversight Brd:
  103. 1999 July 20 SDC Filed Amended Notice of Intent To Claim Compensation for CPUC Rulemaking R98-12-015
  104. 1999 July 30 SDC filed Motion to Compel Discovery & Evidentiary Hearing Into Antitrust Activities of Enron-Amoco-British Petroleum Suppressing BI-PV from Mainstream Market Since 1984!
  105. 1999 Oct CPUC ALJ claims in Decision CPUC lacks jurisdiction to investigate fraudulent and abusive business practices of Enron/Amoco/British Petroluem suppressing BI-PV technology from mainstream market because they have no jurisdiction over oil cartels(?), and 'do not address the type of antitrust issues raised by SDC' in Motion & Opening Comments
  106. 1999 Oct CPUC ALJ Wong claims SDC does not qualify for Intervenor Compensation allegedly not customer and claims SDC does not represent customers(?), and SDC's mission statement does not qualify as bylaws organization
  107. 1999 ALJs approve $100-$350 hr hardship payment for non-profit participants
  108. 1999 Oct 25 Final Decision for Rulemaking 98-12-015 filed
  109. 1999 Oct 25 Order Instituting Rulemaking 99-10-025 filed
  110. 1999 Oct 28 SDC submits Appeal and Protest of ALJ decision. Not answered by Commission until Feb/April 2000 despite extreme hardship/demands of proceeding
  111. 1999 Dec 1, SDC Testified Pre-Conference Hearing Rulemaking 99-10-025
  112. 1999 Dec 4 to March 31st, 2000: SDC participates in CEC DG Interconnection Workshops & CPUC DG Systems Planning & Operations Workshops
  113. 1999 Dec 7, Rober Ferrar, CPUC Public Advisor called police as SDC trying to get permission from Pres Bilas's assistant to file pleading. Security UNEXPECTEDLY refused to allow SDC access to docket room. Ferrar indicated as we left: "You are so obnoxious everyone is sick of seeing your face!" 2nd time I had seen Public ADVISOR(?), and he is getting paid! Nice highway patrolman suggested SDC go across street and call CPUC to get help. Head Admin Law Judge Carrew answered SDC call and filed pleading.
  114. 1999 Dec 8, CEC applauds BP-Amoco's business plan to deploy only $1B BI-PV by 2010.
  115. Dec 28, 1999 SDC/Smith harassed by UCI PD when 10 minutes overtime at 24-hour Computer Ctr: harasssed, taped & threatened!
  116. Feb 5, 2000 Enron denounced by Amnesty Intl. Wall St Journal:police abuse of protestors against Enron projects. SDC applauded India for rejecting Enron's 2000MW Plant in 1995
  117. March 1, 2000 SDC/Smith invited by UCI students and Prof Schinzinger's to provide exhibit at E-Week w/PV Sculpture Contest for UCI
  118. March 3, 2000 SDC/Smith interrogated by UCI PD 10 am when checking e-mail & waiting for meeting w/Prof Naples & student Jenifer Rogers

Abusive Takeovers\Lawsuits Need Formal Antitrust Review To Assure Healthy Competitive Million Solar Roofs Program Million Solar Rooftops In USA and EC 1,000,000 PV Rooftops By 2010 Programs represent $5-20 billion global BI-PV commerce. Solarex provided 35% of PV production in US until BP Solar takeover. Excellent for peak demand due to air conditioning! Foreign interests must be scrutinized for massive suppression of important clean energy industry. When I asked President of Marketing at BP Solar if they were planning to include Solarex in their AMOCO takeover, he replied, "Oh, yes! We don't like to share!" Not a good philosophy for mainstream deployment! This discourages American entrepreneurs and communities not wanting to risk threat of abusive lawsuits by oil cartels. Chicago Tribune article of Jan 19, 1998 quoted Harvey Forest, Pres. of Solarex as saying there are no solar energy leaders in the United States. What the article didn't articulate were the facts of BP/Enron/AMOCO’s hand in suppressing BI-PV using Solarex to transfer American ingenuity to foreign ownership.

Political clamor is used to confuse the message of anyone questioning these antitrust facts. While most everyone heard about President Reagan taking the Carter’s PV system off Whitehouse, and cutting PV tax credits, we have heard no murmurs from either party about the beautiful/successful 300 kWp PV roof Intercultural Center installed in 1984 at President Clinton's Alma Mater Georgetown University in Washington, DC. Why? A focus on this wonderful success in BI-PV would be a far more powerful an influence to further American interests than just another complaint of failure. Series of controlling lawsuits brought by Enron-Amoco using Solarex patents need to be investigated to determine to what extent Antitrust behavior is suppressing BI-PV and determine how these abuses of fair trade laws by Multinational conglomerates through intimidation suppress opportunity restraining healthy BI-PV industry growth, globally.

This is especially important/necessary where BI-PV technology will dramatically reduce pollution, environmental degradation, related deaths, crime and illness from second-hand smoke of fossil/nuclear/large hydro generation, and may significantly reduce war on a global basis. Accelerated production of silicon BI-PV is an issue of national security, global health and safety as well as economic stability! Antitrust must be reprimanded to cure companies from forcing dirty fuel addictions. We may then see amazing positive transformations in integrity of global politics.


300 kWp Photovoltaic Roof Completed In 1984
Intercultural Center of Georgetown University
Creates A Megawatt A Day In The Heart Of Washington, DC