If Nanosolar and EEstor, or any companies with similar products, succeed, this planet might indeed become a cooler place to live. Speaking of global warming, the latest IPCC report has just come out:
Feb. 2, 2007, 6:23AM Global warming man-made, will continue By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer © 2007 The Associated Press PARIS - Scientists from 113 countries issued a landmark report Friday saying they have little doubt global warming is caused by man, and predicting that hotter temperatures and rises in sea level will "continue for centuries" no matter how much humans control their pollution. More... http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/world/4520802.html -- Michel ----- Original Message ----- From: "Terry Blanton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <vortex-l@eskimo.com> Sent: Friday, February 02, 2007 1:34 PM Subject: Re: [Vo]: Now what? An important theoretical question. > On 2/1/07, Stiffler Scientific <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> This is my last comment on this thread as I for sure live in a different >> world than the rest of you. > > Wanna bet? :-) > >> PV's Oh yes if you want a 35 year recover, unless you will settle for 10-20% >> energy offset which can be wiped out in 2-3 years by increased utility cost. >> SO what is the bottom line, a longer payoff for energy than the home. My >> home of 3600sqft needs a BIG $104K PV array for no better than a 64% power >> offset averaged over the year. So take $104K plus interest for 35 years and >> I guess I'll buy from the grid. > > Not if you buy from Serge and Larry: > > http://www.nanosolar.com/ > > Insiders say that these will be available at 5% of the amorphous > silicon cost in 5 years. Couple these with EEStor's ultracapacitors > and, well, invest in inverter company stock! > > Terry >
