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Solar Panels Reach $1 a Watt
ZosX writes "An article over at Popular Mechanics announces that, for the first time, solar cells have been manufactured for the much sought-after figure of $1/Watt. They also talk about a new study of the cost of the particular raw materials used in different manufacturing processes. The conclusion is that the company that just achieved the $1/W milestone, using cadmium telluride technology, may not prove to be the long-term winner capable of meeting demand when it rises into the terawatt range."
I think you forgot to buy batteries.
Burn oil? Just an idea.
Crime Scene Investigators involved even before you start work?
Sig Battery depleted. Reverting to safe mode.
Nonsense. All the edges have been rubbed off the atoms, they'll never work as well again.
We aren't going to build a completely renewable energy infrastucture out of rainbows and ponies.
Shut up! I've got a three billion dollar energy department grant proposal for my "rainbows and ponies" study, and loose talk like that could blow the deal!
-jcr
The only title of honor that a tyrant can grant is "Enemy of the State."
thats... ::puts on sunglasses:: ...shocking.
waaaaaaaaaiiiiiiiilllllllllll!!!!!!
A Human Right
What do you mean - Promethium very rare? Wikipedia says: "It was calculated that the equilibrium mass of promethium in the earth's crust is about 560 g due to uranium fission and about 12 g due to the recently observed alpha decay of europium-151"
So, not only is there a pound of that stuff in the earth, but it is ALWAYS there. As soon as you take it away - BAM - another pound.
I have decided, for the purposes of acquiring tellurium, that there should really be more of it available on the Earth. I have updated the Wikipedia article to reflect this. Hopefully this update gets pushed to the Earth so we can get some cheap solar panels.
He must have been thinking of his girlfriend's ass when he said "BAM-another pound."
Fascism trolls keeping me up every night. When I starts a preachin', he HITS ME WITH HIS REICH!
You are a retard.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retard/
..and as soon as it's synthesized, it surrenders.
AT&ROFLMAO
Yeah, Not a good idea.... Plugging something electrical into a power outlet and having it catch fire is a patented method owned by Sony and licenced to many other companies, such as Dell and Apple (I believe?)? You'll have their laywers on your ass in no time.
AT&ROFLMAO