New solar panel info

[kandrathe]

Hi,

Well, the last energy thread got locked by Bolty after it became a series of personal attacks. Too bad. Against the risk of generating another flame war (which that thread really wasn't, but different people have different tolerance) is the desire to disseminate some new information. Although this article is very non-technical, it does give a glimpse into potential developments. Perhaps solar power is less than the canonical twenty years away.

--Pete

I found a more through description of the process (wasn't easy), and some applications in the works. link link link link

I also need to provide the obligatory wet towel stating;

___Hydrogen is not the answer
X__Solar is not the answer
___Wind power is not the answer

Blah blah blah, diluteness, storage, efficiency, coal, nuclear, blah blah blah......ramble ramble massive calculations proving my point, mumble jumble technical jargon I learned from energy physics class, or articles on the internet, blah, blah, blah. Also, add in 4 or 5 links to technical sources too lengthy and complicated for anyone to read. Oh, and Petr Beckmann is a physics god...

Solar constant.

There, we are caught up to the other thread.

Edit: I found a good article on CATO for discussion, Renewable Energy: Not Cheap, Not "Green" by Robert L. Bradley Jr