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To: sourcery
The price of solar cells keeps on rapidly going down. Solar cells are simply a type of integrated circuit, and we know how the cost of those have gone down. So eventually, the cost of solar cells will become economical enough to justify the production of hydrogen fuel.

If solar cell cost tracks Moore's Law, we may see an energy revolution in the next ten years that will be as significant as the oil revolution in the late nineteenth century.

16 posted on 11/07/2001 7:48:12 AM PST by JoeSchem
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To: JoeSchem
I agree. We will never "run out" of oil. It will, however, eventually become overly expensive to the point that economics will determine a less expensive energy generating source.
19 posted on 11/07/2001 8:04:52 AM PST by Slicksadick
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To: JoeSchem
If solar cell cost tracks Moore's Law

Whoa, pawdner! That's a mighty big "if" you've got there. I've seen nothing to indicate this is the case.

I'd love to see something that shows this is happening, or even likely to happen. Got any links? Otherwise, like much of Lovins' "work", it's a pipe dream.

27 posted on 11/07/2001 6:53:33 PM PST by FreedomPoster
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