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Re:How cheap does solar power need to get before it takes ov... by almostarockstar on Tuesday April 19, 2016 @07:20AM (#11526156)
Unless you user superconductors, like cooled aluminium (if I remember correctly). There is a lot of research in this area at the moment. If you cool a conductor low enough, the resistance reduces dramatically and you can transmit electricity with very little line loss.
Re:How cheap does solar power need to get before it takes ov... by dagw on Tuesday April 19, 2016 @07:26AM (#11526187)
The problem is that it costs lots of energy to cool things so it's difficult to end up ahead unless we make dramatic advances in high temperature superconductors.