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Don't give up on windpower.
good for you, Jacob...
Adam
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5/10/2004 10:55:07 PM
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...a real life ;-)
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SM... new PV cell materials...
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Adam
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5/10/2004 1:56:22 AM
re: US Dept of Energy states that Solar Troughs are the lowest cost solar electricity
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Success_Machine
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5/10/2004 6:30:27 PM
Not so. Sea Solar Power (use of ocean thermal gradient) is the cheapest way to generate electricity from the Sun.
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David F Mayer
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5/11/2004 8:11:22 PM
Bad link. try this
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David F Mayer
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5/11/2004 8:13:28 PM
not sure how cheap it really is...
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Adam
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5/11/2004 11:03:31 PM
re: Solar Troughs cost breakdown
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Success_Machine
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5/10/2004 7:29:49 PM
Don't give up on windpower.
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Jacob Samorodin
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5/10/2004 8:05:54 PM
good for you, Jacob...
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Adam
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5/10/2004 10:55:07 PM
re: Geoffrey Landis, Reinventing The Solar Power Satellite (New Feb.2004 Publication)
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Success_Machine
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5/10/2004 8:44:24 PM
how do you find this stuff...
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Adam
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5/10/2004 11:04:48 PM
Supersynchronous SPS...
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Adam
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5/11/2004 12:22:47 AM
re: Supersynchronous SPS...
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Success_Machine
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5/11/2004 3:43:35 AM
re: 280 GHz Microwaves
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Success_Machine
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5/11/2004 6:01:46 AM
"solar concentrator cells" require very serious heat dissipation.
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David F Mayer
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5/10/2004 5:15:20 AM
thermodynamics rules... OK (n/t)
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Adam
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5/10/2004 11:06:00 PM
HabitableZone — be civil, or at least entertaining.