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(Solar) Power to the Masses

Posted by michael on from the spf-5000 dept.

D3 writes "This report on a solar power tower (pdf) looks extremely interesting. Maybe one day we can have international power lines where all the countries with lots of sunshine provide power to the rest of the world? How cool would that be?" The NY Times has a good article on solar power in Japan.

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  1. If I read the ingredients right, by way2trivial · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    it'd be really easy to blow up.
    diesel fuel and fertilizer anyone?

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  2. What? No oil?! by FunWithHeadlines · · Score: 0, Flamebait
    "How cool would that be?"

    Very cool, very nice, but since it will cut the oil companies out of the loop, it won't happen any time soon. At least not while the current U.S. administration has anything to say about it. And given lobbying rules, not while the next adminstration has anything to say about it. And the administration after next...