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Re:How cheap does solar power need to get before it takes ov... by imaginenore on Tuesday April 19, 2016 @06:21AM (#11525975)
Cost has nothing to do with this argument. He is talking about energy density.
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Re:How cheap does solar power need to get before it takes ov... by ars on Tuesday April 19, 2016 @09:28AM (#11526743)
Quite the opposite. For grid storage (in contrast to cars) energy density is irreverent (there is plenty of space). What matters is cost.
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Re:How cheap does solar power need to get before it takes ov... by eru on Tuesday April 19, 2016 @07:19PM (#11531252)
I was talking about cost. I don't know about p1mrx.

In any case, a bit of Googling will give you more details about the improvements than my faulty memory..

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