A rebuttal to Mr. Sven Hunhammar's technical note is offered. It is st
ressed that the Nitta and Yoda paper intended to present a holistic sc
enario of the projected energy shortage without expressing any prefere
nce for any particular energy generating technology or forecasting met
hod. Also, the authors explain that their representation of the growth
rate in solar cell production accurately represents historical realit
y. (C) 1996 Elsevier Science Inc.