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2008-05-05 Science & Technology

Sungri claims solar energy for 5c/kwh in 15 months

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Posted by mhw 2008-05-05 09:20|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 What temps are we talking about here? I suspect there might be fire and human safety considerations for the system.

Posted by tipover 2008-05-05 11:12|| 2008-05-05 11:12|| Front Page Top

#2 They say they have a super-duper technique to cool the surface of the solar cell (probably some kind of air jet) but even so, it would be tough to keep the peak temperatures below 1000 F.

Thus it would probably have to have a some protective system to keep people (and critters) away.

Posted by mhw 2008-05-05 12:36|| 2008-05-05 12:36|| Front Page Top

#3 But this is another reminder of the side-benefit of $120/barrel oil. There is just a whole lot of money being thrown at energy tech right now, and it appears likely that this will continue. Breakthroughs are going to be made, and some of them are going to be game changers.

Posted by remoteman 2008-05-05 14:03|| 2008-05-05 14:03|| Front Page Top

#4 Yawn. Makes very little difference in the real world without a revolution in battery technology.

Posted by Iblis 2008-05-05 15:55|| 2008-05-05 15:55|| Front Page Top

#5 If it can't explode, burst into flames, or lacks a radius of destruction, it's not really engineering, now is it?

Posted by SteveS 2008-05-05 16:59|| 2008-05-05 16:59|| Front Page Top

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