When I sent my projector in to DELL for a repair, they told me not to include the bulb because they wouldn't give it back.
They set us back a new projector, with a new bulb.
This happened twice!
Warranty fixed my projector twice and I got 2 free new bulbs!
What if they did this with printers and ink cartridges? They might be "affordable" then!
The real problem with solar power is not getting more watts per square inch; it's getting more watts per dollar.
People use the %17 efficient solar panels because they are far cheaper than the more efficient ones.
For satellites and the like, they use the absolute highest efficiency possible because the cost of getting enough low cost solar cells into orbit is so much more that then cost of higher efficiency.
It would cost millions of dollars to replace your standard efficiency solar panels with the high efficiency ones.
When solar panels first came around, there was big problem with the manufacturing. It took more energy to create a solar cell that it would ever generate in it's lifetime.
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When I sent my projector in to DELL for a repair, they told me not to include the bulb because they wouldn't give it back. They set us back a new projector, with a new bulb. This happened twice! Warranty fixed my projector twice and I got 2 free new bulbs! What if they did this with printers and ink cartridges? They might be "affordable" then!
People use the %17 efficient solar panels because they are far cheaper than the more efficient ones.
For satellites and the like, they use the absolute highest efficiency possible because the cost of getting enough low cost solar cells into orbit is so much more that then cost of higher efficiency.
It would cost millions of dollars to replace your standard efficiency solar panels with the high efficiency ones.
When solar panels first came around, there was big problem with the manufacturing. It took more energy to create a solar cell that it would ever generate in it's lifetime.
... develop their newest service.., the Gphone..?