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Is the Future of Silicon Valley Solar?

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the not-any-time-soon dept.

Noryungi writes "In this provocative article, Brian McConnell argues that Silicon Valley, instead of staying in the saturated IT field, should apply its resources (including its chip-producing plants) into Solar Power/Renewable energy. Intel branded Solar Panels, anyone?"

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  1. Comment removed by account_deleted · · Score: 3, Interesting

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  2. No consumer appeal, no 'wow' factor by shaneh0 · · Score: 3, Interesting

    The Personal Computer has always been a very compelling product. It appeals to business, parents, students, teachers, gamers, etc.

    This is the reason they've sold so well.

    I just don't see it happening with solar panels. Personally, I don't want to be in the electricity production business. How many people actually do?

    I'm more for the advancement of Fusion technology discussed yesterday. It's clean AND it doesn't waste my time.

  3. Philips already does this by Free+Bird · · Score: 4, Interesting

    While not a Silicon Valley company but instead residing in The Netherlands, Philips already has a solar panels division. And it makes a lot of sense, because they're active in both lighting (solar panels are just the inverse of what they've been doing for over a century) and semiconductors (so they have lots of "waste" silicon which is useless for ICs, but not for solar panels).

    So, yeah: get with the times, Silicon Valley! ;P