Comments on: Plastic solar power & more

By: curlus

curlus — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 07:53:51 +0000

Why arent we using …
Why arent we using solar power for everything? Huge upfront cost. Upwards of $25,000 for me, a single guy in an apartment, to install enough solar panels to completely power all my energy needs. Also, without improvements in energy storage, current batteries are also expensive and bulky to store the energy needed to run at night. Plug into the normal electric system and during the day you offset what you use, and possible put more in than you use, making the electric company pay you.

By: marsoupeel

marsoupeel — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 07:53:51 +0000

So because it …
So because it hasn’t been done yet we should stop trying to do it? Your reasoning eludes me. Game changing technology always runs counter to what is umed is possible.

By: cplai

cplai — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 07:53:51 +0000

Don’t forget almost …
Don’t forget almost all power eventually trace back to solar power. Even your fossil fuel used to be some pre-historic plant life that absorb energy from the Sun. Even hydro power was from water cycle powered by the Sun. Basically increasing the yield from the Sun is our future. There are only few non-solar power, e.g. nuclear power (from scienc), tidal wave (from the orbiting moon’s gravity) and geothermal (from the magma underground).

By: grantdaddy1

grantdaddy1 — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 07:53:51 +0000

Everyone knows that …
Everyone knows that “solar power” does not produce enough power to sufficiently fuel even a meagar lifestyle. If it was so wonderful and efficient, everyone would use it. But what we use is what works such as Electric, Oil, Gas, nuclear, and Hydro. Why can’t “these people” get this through their heads.

By: stegre

stegre — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 07:53:51 +0000

FUCKING JEW!
ING JEW!

By: jay19xxx

jay19xxx — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 07:53:51 +0000

when you factor in …
when you factor in all the costs, environment included is this direction we should be going to achieve grid parity or try and use silicon which is in abundance?

By: cplai

cplai — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 07:53:51 +0000

I don’t see that as …
I don’t see that as a problem because the plastic produces a lot more energy during its life span. Unlike a water bottle, you don’t get anything back except for taking up space in the land fill. You cannot expect to get something from nothing. So the production of such “plastic” is very worthwhile.

By: jay19xxx

jay19xxx — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 07:53:51 +0000

don’t we need oil …
don’t we need oil for plastics? and the reaction uses a pot of energy to make the palstic granules

By: onthecuttingedge2005

onthecuttingedge2005 — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 07:53:51 +0000

I bet solar steam …
I bet solar steam generator injures a lot of birds.

By: andrew2great

andrew2great — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 07:53:51 +0000

kinda hrsh on the …
kinda hrsh on the spanish guy by giving him sub titles…= =” his english is alright actually…

im doin a project on polymer photovoltaics, good stuff =)