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DARPA Awards $53 Million for Solar Power Research
mygadgetbox writes "Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) will be giving a consortium led by the University of Delaware nearly $53 million in funding to more than double the efficiency of terrestrial solar cells within the next 50 months. DARPA wants the consortium to develop and produce 1,000 Very High Efficiency Solar Cell (VHESC) prototypes that are affordable and that operate at efficiencies of at least 50 percent. The goal is to create solar cells that operate at about 54 percent efficiency in the laboratory and 50 percent in production."
Well, the last time DARPA innovated something we got ICANN in bed with corporate America as the result.
Can't wait for 2010's Senate to explain to the rest of the planet that the Monroe Doctrine applies to our control of solar energy and the mysterious Burns Shield over the rest of the planet.
"Made up/misattributed quote that makes me look smart. I am on
...the evil selfish "let's squeeze every drop from the Earth" oil industry doesn't buy up and discredit any commercial offshoots of this DARPA project and sweep it under the carpet. This kind of behavior is common, but the public rarely hear about it. The solution is for the world's populace to revolt by trying ever so hard not to purchase gasoline. Instead, whenever possible we should walk, bicycle or rollerblade to our place of work or relaxation until solar panels produce enough of our electricity to make a real practical difference. owonder.com/eco
O'WONDERWe're working on it.
Look at the wonderful things the federal govt. can do when Bush is distracted!
Maybe if he gets even MORE distracted, our budget will balance and drug use will go down! Quick, someone get a small, sparkly object to show him!
(If I as a conservative feel this way one year into his term, I can't imagine how you pinko liberals feel.)