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- RobertNighthawk, on 12/26/2007, -7/+275"But, despite such advances, congress is trying to remove tax incentives for renewable energy…."
- AlexPod, on 12/26/2007, -11/+256In other news: "Congress passes ban on solar energy citing links to terrorism."
- MWeather, on 12/26/2007, -1/+117I agree, let's remove the tax breaks we give to oil and coal companies.
- kazamx, on 12/26/2007, -5/+93To help the industry get on its feet. Traditional power has had HUGE Government subsidies in the pars. This would just level the playing field.
- Spetz, on 12/26/2007, -6/+78It's a great step, no doubt, and this is the best article I've read on Nanosolar. However, as with all renewables, you cannot have more than ~20% of the network from unreliable sources as they will destabilise the distribution grid. You still need nuclear power stations to supply the base electrical load and make up the spinning reserve to account for short term fluctuations in the electrical frequency. This is a great step for mobile devices and individual home users who can use solar arrays to reduce their annual power consumption.
- cerealjynx, on 12/26/2007, -0/+63NICE, this is it, this is what I've been waiting for to take a serious look at solar energy, ever since 4th grade and making those crappy little cars run with 4 bulkyass cases laced with chirstmas tinsel
- JasonBrett, on 12/09/2008, -4/+66430 megawatts per year? It will take--like--3 years to fire up my Flux capacitor!!!!
- jasoneisen, on 12/26/2007, -2/+59"Nanosolar is presently not accepting new capital."
They have all the investors they need.
http://nanosolar.com/investors.htm - mountainbiker, on 12/26/2007, -2/+51the real next step is infrared solar technology, where the sun doesn't need to be shining to collect energy
development has already begun through the University of Toronto and Ted Sargent...cool stuff.. - dukeeeey, on 12/26/2007, -20/+68if they were economically viable
why would they need tax incentives ? - MWeather, on 12/26/2007, -1/+40Their production cost is 30 cents per watt, and they're selling for 90 cents per watt.
- Mongo61, on 12/26/2007, -3/+32Maybe there should be tax incentives so we can get off fossil fuels, stop depending on the oil companies and avoid future debacles in the MIddle-East.
Naah. Congress will just keep making Exxon-Mobil fat and happy. - merper, on 12/26/2007, -0/+27Why's he being dug down? He's right. Solar cells are tuned to absorb at certain wavelengths of light and the visible portion of the spectrum that's being absorbed now is only half the total energy available. Infrared and beyond are key.
- musntSurfatWork, on 12/26/2007, -4/+23What will power my Xbox1080 when the sun dies?
- CraigMac, on 12/26/2007, -1/+19First panels are now shipping (for 90 cents p/watt):
http://www.celsias.com/2007/12/23/
nanosolar-update-first-panels-now-shipping/
(put the two bits together - coz digg breaks it) - CraigMac, on 12/26/2007, -3/+21Panels are shipping:
http://www.celsias.com/2007/12/23/
nanosolar-update-first-panels-now-shipping/ - CosmosCR, on 12/26/2007, -0/+18Solar energy can be used during low demand to pump water into giant reservoirs. Then at high demand the water drains through turbines to provide hydro-electric power. They already do this at many nuclear plants. Its effectively a battery, but it stores far more energy and is far more practical.
- bgth021, on 12/26/2007, -0/+18when can I get one?
- ThankTheCheese, on 12/26/2007, -2/+20I sure hope this kid of technology takes off, I'm always so frustrated with how slow these things move. Here in Australia we could have used solar to help end our contribution to climate change long ago. We're in such a unique position where we have a lot of sun, and vast amounts of deserts. You can't help but wonder how things would be if we spent money on setting up an enormous solar array instead of things like the war.
- MadScientist440, on 12/26/2007, -5/+21Would you really need tax incentives for a power source that is supposed to pay for itself in less than one month, then provide free power after that? If it's cheaper than fossil fuels, who needs incentives? (I don't support the government's position, but what do you expect?)
- MWeather, on 12/26/2007, -0/+14People.
- merper, on 12/26/2007, -0/+14I was under the impression that this was when the vampires kill everyone anyway.
- Feanor, on 12/26/2007, -0/+14The average roof is 112 square meters. If every house in America had these solar panels on them (which boast higher efficiency, probably netting more than 1kW/m^2), then wouldn't that greatly reduce our dependency on coal? The point of solar power isn't to make a solar power plant, its to put solar in everyones immediate reach.
- alby13, on 12/26/2007, -1/+14that's not how it works.
- Shawn4168, on 12/26/2007, -0/+13Guess you'd better set the cruise control to 88mph and pray for a thunderstorm.
- MWeather, on 12/26/2007, -2/+13I'm sure the Justice Department is going to get right on that.
- seeyounorth, on 12/26/2007, -0/+11"THERE IS AS YET INSUFFICIENT DATA FOR A MEANINGFUL ANSWER."
- wilsonics, on 12/26/2007, -1/+12Who's gonna shovel off my roof in Minnesota?
- MWeather, on 12/26/2007, -3/+14Why do we need a grid?
- sponeil, on 12/26/2007, -0/+11Because no matter how you look at it, rechargeable batteries suck. Solar isn't usable without batteries (unless you only need electricity from 10AM to 2PM). It's the same thing with wind power (think sailing and doldrums).
- inactive, on 12/26/2007, -0/+11"Operation dark storm initiated... "
(animatrix) - ToadLeg, on 12/26/2007, -0/+10You mean the economics courses where they teach you that if the price of production is low and the demand is high (or in this case, extremely high) the manufacturer will build more manufacturing plants to meet the demand?
- ozydingo, on 12/26/2007, -2/+11Let's just hope it's marketed properly, and doesn't get buried by anyone trying to protect their own conflicting interests.
- SayeSayno, on 12/26/2007, -1/+10Rare earth metals not necessarily metals that are hard to find. One of the top results in a google search for "rare earth metals"
"The Rare Earth Metals are hardly rare at all. In fact, many of them are dirt common, but they were discovered late and people had trouble separating them. The name became established before people realized they weren't rare, and its a nice-sounding name so it stuck."
http://www.theodoregray.com/PeriodicTable/Elements ... - AgmLauncher, on 12/26/2007, -12/+21Seriously, how many times is this story going to be on the front page of digg? This was posted like 1 month ago :S
http://digg.com/environment/Nanosolar_s_Breakthrou ...
It's from the same site no less!
Buried for being a duplicate..... - hexydes, on 12/26/2007, -0/+9Oh, well that's certainly looking at the glass half-empty...
- oneangrypossum, on 12/26/2007, -1/+9http://www.celsias.com/2007/12/23/nanosolar-update ...
Mentions that that it uses rare earth metals about 3/4 through the article. Indium and gallium. - MWeather, on 12/26/2007, -0/+8Doesn't the 90 days of light make up for it?
- div2n, on 12/26/2007, -0/+8There is no one magic bullet. You need the right power source for the right locations.
- YZBot, on 12/26/2007, -2/+9Great! Where can I buy them? ... ... Oh, that's right, I can't.
- localzuk, on 12/26/2007, -1/+8There is a distinct lack of CO2 from that chart...
- geddon, on 12/26/2007, -3/+10Tell that to the airline industry.
- MWeather, on 12/26/2007, -2/+9Wake me when it's cheaper than solar.
- briguymaine, on 12/26/2007, -2/+9I think I've seen it every other day for a week.
- bossm4n, on 12/26/2007, -0/+6Please don't make this a left vs. right issue, because it's not. I would be considered by most as quite conservative, but I'm excited as all get out about the prospects of solar energy, especially when combining the solar manufacturing process with nanotechnology. This just makes good sense. Why would you not want to generated your own energy via solar, wind, geothermal, ,etc.?
- MWeather, on 12/26/2007, -2/+8Yes, it is the case. They're in production and being sold. What more do you want?
- StGhurka, on 12/26/2007, -0/+6"Don't forget hydrogen is extremely dangerous and prone to exploe or catch fire if mishandled"
So is gasoline. We'll manage somehow. - geddon, on 12/26/2007, -0/+6My point was to illustrate that the United States has bailed out a number of industries because they were good for the economy, including both the automobile and airline industries.
- gn0stik, on 12/26/2007, -0/+5Rare earth != rare (supply wise)
Neodymium for example is plentiful. -
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