re: The efficiency is the most important figure, more important even than cost.

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Adam — 7/8/2004 12:24:25 AM (archived)

David Mayer said...

(Forget the power satellite that beams power to Earth in microwave form. It would be cheaper and more efficient to put billions of hamsters into spinning cages with tiny generators than to beam power from a satellite.)

What makes you say that Dave?

BTW the 50% cells aren't here yet, just semi-conductors with the right band-gaps to hit such highs - they're yet to be made into working PVs.

Adam

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Update on flexible solar cells - Tom Brosz - 7/7/2004 8:27:57 AM
- The efficiency is the most important figure, more important even than cost. - David F Mayer - 7/7/2004 5:37:35 PM
  - solar power satellites - Arthur Smith - 7/8/2004 9:22:18 PM
    - solar power satellites: Still a totally worthless idea. - David F Mayer - 7/9/2004 7:40:48 PM
      - your analysis is flawed... - Adam - 7/14/2004 12:11:07 AM
        
        Geosynch has some real advantages over a LaGrange point for SPS - Larry J - 7/14/2004 3:50:17 AM
      - Some comments - Larry J - 7/12/2004 2:19:45 PM
      - I have a lot of confidence in human ingenuity. - Tom Brosz - 7/10/2004 4:00:26 AM
        
        In real dollars, launch costs have NOT declined in 30 years. - David F Mayer - 7/12/2004 9:23:08 AM
      - I think your assumptions are optimistic - Dave M - 7/9/2004 9:36:29 PM
        
        Surely you are right. Solar Power Satellite is a VERY BAD IDEA. (n/t) - David F Mayer - 7/12/2004 9:20:44 AM
  - No need for storage - Art Martin - 7/8/2004 4:34:36 PM
    - Art is right. - Tom Brosz - 7/9/2004 7:08:07 AM
      - Wouldn't DC (direct current) applications work better with PV Cells? - Scott Evil - 7/9/2004 5:57:45 PM
        
        re: Wouldn't DC (direct current) applications work better with PV Cells? - Art Martin - 7/12/2004 11:52:49 PM
        
        The biggest reason why alternating current is used so much... - Larry J - 7/9/2004 6:40:35 PM
  - re: The efficiency is the most important figure, more important even than cost. - Adam - 7/8/2004 12:24:25 AM
- I'm glad you brought up this topic. - Jacob Samorodin - 7/7/2004 5:09:01 PM
- re: Update on flexible solar cells - Larry J - 7/7/2004 2:04:57 PM
  - re: Update on flexible solar cells - Tom Brosz - 7/7/2004 4:23:23 PM
    - I have one - Delbert - 7/8/2004 12:15:28 AM
      - re: I have one - Larry J - 7/8/2004 3:21:33 AM
- Hope these work! (n/t) - Bowser - 7/7/2004 1:24:09 PM

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