To: sinanju
How’m I doing so far?”
China needs to perfect the amorphous silicon solar cell, since they have no electrical distribution grid. They now are the largest producers of such cells in the world, and this is their only “out” when it comes to energy. Copper for a grid is just as scarce as oil...
Look to China for solar power.
11 posted on
11/01/2007 9:50:13 PM PDT by
babygene
(Never look into the laser with your last good eye...)
To: babygene
I saw an african fellow lamenting that the UN and do gooders force Solar energy on them and it isn’t as efficient as conventional energy.
The fellow connects the dots and asks: “How can we run a Steel Mill on solar panels”?
12 posted on
11/01/2007 9:54:44 PM PDT by
mylife
(The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
To: babygene
And you are right, Copper is scarce
13 posted on
11/01/2007 9:57:55 PM PDT by
mylife
(The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
To: babygene
Aye, when I lived in Scottsdale I took a tour (through a local Boy Scout troop) of a custom energy-efficient house which had solar panels on the roof and other places...the solar collectors had been sourced from China as the most efficient.
Cheers!
20 posted on
11/01/2007 10:28:46 PM PDT by
grey_whiskers
(The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
To: babygene
they have no electrical distribution grid
Copper for a grid is just as scarce as oil... Nearly every distribution and transmission line in the world is built with Aluminum and has been for many decades.
27 posted on
11/02/2007 4:34:55 AM PDT by
thackney
(life is fragile, handle with prayer)
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