World record solar cell with 44.7% efficiency

Re:World record solar cell with 44.7% efficiency by SamuelKillin on Wednesday September 25, 2013 @12:24AM (#6442619)

Good on them. In reality, however, fuel from the sun is free and we have unlimited land. Getting the cost down and economies of scale are what everyone is really focussed on.

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Re:World record solar cell with 44.7% efficiency by snowwrestler on Wednesday September 25, 2013 @10:39AM (#6444826)

From a policy perspecive, land is probably one of the biggest factors limiting large-scale PV installations in the U.S.

Basically, every square meter of land in the U.S. is already being used for something that people will defend, even if it is sparse desert land. Sparse desert land is a natural ecosystem, and there are many people and nonprofits who work hard to protect natural ecosystems from disruption by man.

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Re:World record solar cell with 44.7% efficiency by idProQuo on Wednesday September 25, 2013 @12:52AM (#6442716)

We have unlimited land, but I don't think we have unlimited Silicon with which to cover it.

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Re:World record solar cell with 44.7% efficiency by baq on Wednesday September 25, 2013 @01:31AM (#6442824)

sahara has all the land and all the silicon you may need.

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Re:World record solar cell with 44.7% efficiency by tsotha on Wednesday September 25, 2013 @02:15AM (#6442944)

Who has unlimited land?

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Re:World record solar cell with 44.7% efficiency by SamuelKillin on Thursday September 26, 2013 @09:30AM (#6450545)

I'm in Australia. We have unlimited land and enough sun to power the solar system.

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Re:World record solar cell with 44.7% efficiency by tsotha on Thursday September 26, 2013 @04:41PM (#6453520)

You guys might be one of the few countries with effectively unlimited land. But remember the power has to get from where it's generated to where it's needed.

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Re:World record solar cell with 44.7% efficiency by Nikker on Wednesday September 25, 2013 @03:31PM (#6446761)

Sprint? Maybe Verizon?

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