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July 13, 2004
Western Science is So Wonderful
Solar power looks poised for a breakout over the next few years. Over on Futurepundit, Randall Parker has provided an excellant roundup of recent news in this post. Apparently, while all our backs were turned, the fellas in the lab have figured out a whole new paradigm for collector structure. Instead of relying on rigid, expensive, crystalline photovoltaic cells, these new solar collectors are applied onto flexible rolls of plastic, which makes them far less expensive and fragile. Or so we all hope. This will not liberate us from the oil ticks clutches tomorrow, more's the pity. But it will be helpful at, the very least. What I find so encouraging about this, is that a whole slew of companies seem to be following (very) roughly similar lines of development. Besides Iowa Thinfilm, we have Nanosys, Nanosolar, and Konarka. Plastics, Ben. Plastics. May the best product win. posted by Justin on 07.13.04 at 04:23 PM
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The sooner the better. I hope we keep hearing more and more about nanotechnology. I hope we hear more and more about my friend K. Eric Drexler. Plastics. I love plastics. Most of my colored things, in my vast collection of colorful objects of all kinds, are made of plastic. Steven Malcolm Anderson (Cato the Elder) the Lesbian-worshipping gun-loving selfish aesthete · July 15, 2004 11:55 AM Saddest observation that can be made here, and I really hope that it is irrelevent, is the question "For how many years has solar-power been on the verge of breakthrough?" Annoyingly Obnoxious Troll · July 17, 2004 11:58 AM |
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I've nothing but praise for this new innovation, and I indeed hope that it will at least be another poke in the eye for the Jihadis. However, I still believe that industrial society will continue to require a "high-density" energy source like coal or oil. Here's hoping that efficient, safe fusion power goes on-line...and it can't be soon enough for me.