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Re:Rice University researchers propose a way to boost solar ... by ThomPete on Tuesday August 13, 2019 @01:42AM (#20683088)
It does need a magical physics solution unless you are fine with keep using coal, oil, gas and nuclear as backup.

When you factor in the infrastructure to support you when you don't have power yourself then it suddenly looks less economically sound.

That's the point.

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Re:Rice University researchers propose a way to boost solar ... by jfrankamp on Thursday August 22, 2019 @01:05PM (#20770206)
That's where we disagree. You think power storage will take a magic physics solution, and I think it is normal engineering (pumped storage, rail/gravity potential generators, utility scale battery banks for leveling).
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