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In reply to the discussion: About those German solar power plants... [View all]wtmusic
(39,166 posts)77. And I bet there's a huge conspiracy to stop it, too.
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That becomes a cost issue, though many more of them would drive that down
ProgressiveProfessor
Sep 2012
#61
I am (slowly) building up a solar furnace, using a combo of steam and thermocouple
a geek named Bob
Sep 2012
#62
Advantage of PV is that aside from occasionally rinsing them off, residential installations require
ProgressiveProfessor
Sep 2012
#63
You do realize that in Spain, they have a solar power plant that generates electricity AT NIGHT.
Zalatix
Sep 2012
#76
Only the greedy oil baron like Koch bros and others would be against this. If they could monopolize
nanabugg
Sep 2012
#50
Far too many, I can tell you that. Zoom in really close on the fence in the picture ...
sl8
Sep 2012
#53
I'm gonna get all "scifi" here for a sec. On Star Trek they use ionized gas to store power....
Spitfire of ATJ
Sep 2012
#29
Most of the time when we think of putting plasma in a container it's in magnetic suspension,...
Spitfire of ATJ
Sep 2012
#80
"Ah, you are thinking of the self-recharging battery in a light-saber!"
Spitfire of ATJ
Sep 2012
#82
It's a start, but we need so much more like solar panels on every roof throughout the very
Cleita
Sep 2012
#25
They are saying we need the rooftops to be white too in order to reflect the heat back into space.
Spitfire of ATJ
Sep 2012
#30
Thirty nine percent? Try again. Any company that is 10% foreign owned should not be
Cleita
Sep 2012
#37
Obama mentioned building a smart grid in the 2008 run. If he gets majorities it'll happen....
Spitfire of ATJ
Sep 2012
#28
Grid tie is a sales plus, stand alone rarely is unless you are truely remote
ProgressiveProfessor
Sep 2012
#70
I just came across this quote which sums up right campaign strategies in a nutshell
WhoIsNumberNone
Sep 2012
#40