These are simple engineering issues

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These are simple engineering issues

TB — 5/3/2009 4:02:05 AM (archived)

A clear, easily-replaceable cover over the cells could handle sand and hail-type impact issues. Dust on Mars is handled only by the wind, and anyway, why would a few maintenance workers wiping off cells be any more of a problem than the routine maintenance any power plant requires?

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Solar power prices still dropping - TB - 5/1/2009 11:41:50 PM
- Clouds and Night still inescapable problems - S - 5/11/2009 6:01:36 PM
  - re: Clouds and Night - TB - 5/12/2009 4:18:31 PM
    - Solar thermal is the most practicle means of power generation. - Lee - 5/12/2009 5:06:24 PM
- I'd still prefer the reliability of being hooked up to a netwrok of 1000 MW reactors. - Lee - 5/3/2009 3:38:12 PM
  - There is no rational reason not to do both. (n/t) - TB - 5/3/2009 10:17:50 PM
    - We're going to have to do both - E.P. - 5/5/2009 5:54:20 PM
- Significant Problem with PV Power Is Dust. - David F Mayer - 5/3/2009 3:55:36 AM
  - Personal experience: - podrock - 5/6/2009 6:13:22 PM
    - In a commercial facility, even a 1% drop is unacceptable. (n/t) - David F Mayer - 5/11/2009 12:59:50 AM
      - Why do you say so? - alcaray - 5/11/2009 9:43:14 PM
        
        Consider that profit may be less than 10% of income. - David F Mayer - 5/12/2009 8:12:29 PM
        
        The question was: - alcaray - 5/12/2009 9:53:49 PM
        
        Because solar power is tighter economically. - David F Mayer - 5/13/2009 9:13:40 PM
        
        re: Because solar power is tighter economically. - alcaray - 5/13/2009 10:25:20 PM
      - A thin cloud will do that. - podrock - 5/11/2009 3:43:51 AM
        
        Right on all points. (n/t) - David F Mayer - 5/12/2009 8:09:06 PM
  - These are simple engineering issues - TB - 5/3/2009 4:02:05 AM
    - You don't grasp the magnitude of the problem. - David F Mayer - 5/4/2009 3:45:59 AM
      - re: You don't grasp the magnitude of the problem. - gbaikie - 5/5/2009 12:56:51 AM
        
        Congrats. Very well thought out. I think that daily cleaning would be required. - David F Mayer - 5/5/2009 12:15:26 PM
        
        Cleaning - TB - 5/5/2009 4:27:00 PM
        
        re: Cleaning - gbaikie - 5/5/2009 7:25:10 PM
        
        rather than re-invent the wheel... - Nick Hoffman - 5/6/2009 12:11:27 AM
        
        re: rather than re-invent the wheel... - gbaikie - 5/6/2009 1:44:06 AM
        
        Cleaning systems - TB - 5/6/2009 3:52:59 PM
      - Strategic power supply - TB - 5/4/2009 7:31:17 AM
        
        re: Strategic power supply - mip - 5/4/2009 11:00:36 PM
- re: Solar power prices still dropping - Hans - 5/2/2009 6:37:48 PM
- The lowest I've seen. - Bowser - 5/2/2009 12:15:23 AM

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