Re:US installs record solar capacity as prices keep falling
by pjc50 on Friday September 23, 2022 @06:44AM
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> since it's faster and simpler to deploy
No it isn't, as demonstrated by all the solar being installed alongside the zero mini nuclear reactors.
> require a lot of copper wiring
Intuitively I'd expect the quantity of wiring to be roughly proportional to output power, regardless of method; how much do you need for the coils of reactor turbines, for example?
> panels generally generate much less power after 20 or 30 years.
Maybe? That's the expected lifetime, but the actual outcome will vary depending on how weather-beaten they are. Being entirely solid state with no moving parts larger than an electron-hole pair is quite an advantage.
> can probably be sold to less rich countries
We're just going to stop worrying about proliferation?
No it isn't, as demonstrated by all the solar being installed alongside the zero mini nuclear reactors.
> require a lot of copper wiring
Intuitively I'd expect the quantity of wiring to be roughly proportional to output power, regardless of method; how much do you need for the coils of reactor turbines, for example?
> panels generally generate much less power after 20 or 30 years.
Maybe? That's the expected lifetime, but the actual outcome will vary depending on how weather-beaten they are. Being entirely solid state with no moving parts larger than an electron-hole pair is quite an advantage.
> can probably be sold to less rich countries
We're just going to stop worrying about proliferation?