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- inactive, on 10/10/2007, -2/+8Article from source: http://digg.com/general_sciences/Silicon_nanoparticles_enhance_performance_of_solar_cells
- jefuchs, on 10/10/2007, -0/+4I keep reading about new solar cells offering cheaper energy, but when will they hit the market? I've priced a system for my house, and it would never pay for itself with what's available these days.
I know it takes time for new innovations to hit the marketplace, but haven't they been announcing these breakthroughs for a long time now? - MadScientist68, on 10/10/2007, -0/+4The best way is nuclear just as the original founder of Greenpeace has stated. It is the cleanest, safest alternative. It will be even better in about 15 years when fusion becomes practical.
- bigmacholmes, on 10/10/2007, -0/+4Anything can help lower energy cost is good in my book.
- aikimann, on 10/10/2007, -0/+3It's not that American's are in love with oil. We're in love with cheap energy. And who wouldn't be? I guarantee if solar energy gets to a price point where it's competitive with oil, most Americans will happily switch over, simply because it's better for the environment. Most Americans are all for helping the environment, but they tend to be pragmatic about it. They want to help out, but can't see riding their bike the 45 miles to work.
- phlux, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2Someone needs to create "Solar Asphalt" as there is so much surface area on roads. Embed these nanoparticles into the asphalt and get power out of all the ribbons of highway
- devoted, on 10/10/2007, -1/+3Solar energy is the ONLY real way to relief ourselves of oil!! Israel and Portugal are already doing it (http://tinyurl.com/3xp5ky ) and while it's good to see some progress here too, I fear we love oil too much here.
- TaLoNxNL, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Great news!
There's more friendly tech like solar power around though, one example is the Joe Cell http://www.thejoecell.com/ - Nudar, on 10/10/2007, -7/+8Do we really need to digg up the exact same article a day later?
- Stopher, on 10/10/2007, -2/+3I've see this story every few months for the past 10 years. You'd think I'd be driving my solar car by now if it was really true.
- cortlandjim, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1if they can get the cost down for the initial expense of installing the system, which is the hardest sell for solar now.
I would gladly put a system on my south-facing roof, I like the idea of not beholden to the power company. even on cloudy days the system makes power just no as much. so the offset of selling your excess power back to power co. would kick in - DrawingTheSun, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Who said 15 years? The last I heard fusion at its current rate of development is 50 years away before it will become practical.
- srusso, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1I just hope that solar panels become cheap soon... I just seems like a lot of waste to not be using them everywhere already.
- NoTiG, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1oh noes but it's not safe and we will get 3 eye balled babies
/ sarcasm - DrawingTheSun, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1. .
- solomonsjim, on 10/10/2007, -3/+3Buried -- Duplicate Story
- neoni, on 06/30/2009, -0/+0The best solar cells are coming from germany and china.
http://www.gelsenpv.de - LeeSoong, on 10/10/2007, -1/+1just don't let nano-particles out in the environment, very highly toxic - kills rats in less than 4 hours, humans take longer...
you would think people would have learned some lessons from asbestos. - griz, on 10/10/2007, -3/+3This was posted yesterday? News to me.
- joejoe628, on 10/10/2007, -1/+1Solar Power Bikini?
- windwardbees, on 10/10/2007, -0/+0 SUN POWER !!!!!
Great news - Piedramente, on 10/10/2007, -0/+0We live in a Silicon World
- cocreator10, on 10/10/2007, -2/+1Shine on......
- Error601, on 10/10/2007, -4/+1Inaccurate. Solar is not booming.
- inactive, on 10/10/2007, -8/+3The weather for the pass 3 days has been overcast in NYC. If we were using solar we would be ass'ed out.
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