----- Original Message ----- From: "Ronn!Blankenship" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Killer Bs Discussion" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, May 08, 2004 10:00 AM Subject: Re: New Material Grabs More Solar Energy
> At 09:42 AM 5/8/04, Robert Seeberger wrote: > >--===============0575637009== > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Alberto Monteiro" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: "Killer Bs Discussion" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Sent: Saturday, May 08, 2004 7:58 AM > >Subject: Re: New Material Grabs More Solar Energy > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > One way to make solar cells more efficient is to find a material > >that > > > > will capture energy from a large portion of the spectrum of > > > > sunlight -- from infrared to visible light to ultraviolet. > > > > > > > I don't think this is _the_ problem for groundhogs. The problem > > > is [or was?] that the cost to assemble a solar cells is higher > > > than the cost of the energy it produces. So it's economically > > > viable to put solar cells in satellites, but nothing else. > > > > > > >I don't think that is true anymore. You can see solar cells in > >applications out on the street these days. A good example is the > >"School Zone" flashers (Hush Ronn! <G>) where using a solar panel to > >charge a battery is almost universal around here. > > > > > >xponent > >Spreading Like A Cancer > > > > Solar cell applications or bad puns? > The spread of solar cell applications is a relatively recent phenomena, but bad puns have always had universal application my esteemed punacious humorist! <G> xponent The Crue Of More Hu Maru rob
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