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Breakthrough in solar photovoltaics

Posted by Hemos on from the nano-vapor dept.

An anonymous reader writes "The Holy Grail of researchers in the field of solar photovoltaic (SPV) electricity is to generate it at a lower cost than that of grid electricity. The goal now seems to be within reach. A Palo Alto (California ) start-up, named Nanosolar Inc., founded in 2002, claims that it has developed a commercial scale technology that can deliver solar electricity at 5 cents per kilowatt-hour. " As always, take these claims with a dose of salt the size of the Hope Diamond.

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  1. taken with a rock of crack... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    the size of Hope Diamond.

    I smoke rocks

  2. Claims? by Quasar1999 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I claim that I can fly by doing nothing more than flapping my arms... How about a demonstration of these claims?

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  3. interesting by the_mighty_$ · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    from the dept.

    the dept? has a nice ring to it. we should hear from this dept more often!

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    1. Re:interesting by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
      Should be

      From the anything-from-hindu.com-is-unlikely-to-be-a-dupe dept

  4. Sergey Brin and Larry Page are investors by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    The credibility of this firm just jumped, IMHO.

  5. Who? by Quiet_Desperation · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    This isn't the guy who claimed years back that powerline networking had infinite bandwidth because it was unsheilded, is it?

  6. Grain of salt... (just nitpicking) by Sique · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    First: four grains are a carat, and a carat is 200 mg, so 20 grains go into a metric gram.
    Second: The Hope Diamond is about 67.125 c, which puts it at 13.425 gram.
    Third: A dose of 13.425 gram of salt (NaCl) is considered hazardous to human health, and 30 gram are almost a deadly dose.
    So if you ever think about taking a dose of salt the size of the Hope Diamond, make sure, the 911 call will get through.

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  7. BIG OIL DESTROYS ALL HOPE by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Mana falls from the heavens like rain, and still we cow to our masters and toil to gain their brandishings. What a sad state of affairs is modern man.