Comments on: Low-cost, transparent, flexible, light solar cells http://www.kurzweilai.net/low-cost-transparent-flexible-light-solar-cells Accelerating Intelligence Mon, 20 May 2013 04:29:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: craigtown61 http://www.kurzweilai.net/low-cost-transparent-flexible-light-solar-cells/comment-page-1#comment-82997 craigtown61 Tue, 01 Jan 2013 23:24:55 +0000 http://www.kurzweilai.net/?p=175472#comment-82997 historically as the per capita income approached $3500 a year population begins to curve over and then decline, Malthus has always been worng, never believe him. historically as the per capita income approached $3500 a year population begins to curve over and then decline, Malthus has always been worng, never believe him.

]]> By: Dan Robinson http://www.kurzweilai.net/low-cost-transparent-flexible-light-solar-cells/comment-page-1#comment-79677 Dan Robinson Thu, 27 Dec 2012 04:57:58 +0000 http://www.kurzweilai.net/?p=175472#comment-79677 The real problem remains that any innovation results in optimism and population increases to match any advances we can make. The real problem remains that any innovation results in optimism and population increases to match any advances we can make.

]]> By: wildiris http://www.kurzweilai.net/low-cost-transparent-flexible-light-solar-cells/comment-page-1#comment-78167 wildiris Tue, 25 Dec 2012 01:06:08 +0000 http://www.kurzweilai.net/?p=175472#comment-78167 Developments such as these are all well and good, but the challenge is that you could make the individual solar cell elements for free and give them away and still only lower the cost of a solar power installation by at most 15% or so. A pesky and disruptive fact about solar power that no one seems willing to acknowledge is that the lion's share of the cost of a solar power installation is in the cost of mounting the individual elements to make a panel, then mounting those panels, wiring them up, and then maintaining everything over the 20+ year life of the installation. Developments such as these are all well and good, but the challenge is that you could make the individual solar cell elements for free and give them away and still only lower the cost of a solar power installation by at most 15% or so.

A pesky and disruptive fact about solar power that no one seems willing to acknowledge is that the lion’s share of the cost of a solar power installation is in the cost of mounting the individual elements to make a panel, then mounting those panels, wiring them up, and then maintaining everything over the 20+ year life of the installation.

]]> By: JC http://www.kurzweilai.net/low-cost-transparent-flexible-light-solar-cells/comment-page-1#comment-78059 JC Mon, 24 Dec 2012 20:32:57 +0000 http://www.kurzweilai.net/?p=175472#comment-78059 It must be stressful to be an angel investor in this field. What if you put up 100M to build a factory on the above process and then before you get any revenue another easier to produce, and more efficient solar cell is developed that requires a different kind of factory and team skill set? Perhaps we need a Solar Technology Corp where workers are ensured retraining and investors ensured rollover shares if they commit to a decade of commitment to solar development. It must be stressful to be an angel investor in this field. What if you put up 100M to build a factory on the above process and then before you get any revenue another easier to produce, and more efficient solar cell is developed that requires a different kind of factory and team skill set? Perhaps we need a Solar Technology Corp where workers are ensured retraining and investors ensured rollover shares if they commit to a decade of commitment to solar development.

]]> By: hal http://www.kurzweilai.net/low-cost-transparent-flexible-light-solar-cells/comment-page-1#comment-78057 hal Mon, 24 Dec 2012 20:26:02 +0000 http://www.kurzweilai.net/?p=175472#comment-78057 wonder if Tesla could wrap the whole vehicle? soon as we get as smart as a corn stalk we are on our way, fracking.....fracking?....who needs... wonder if Tesla could wrap the whole vehicle? soon as we get as smart as a corn stalk we are on our way, fracking…..fracking?….who needs…

]]> By: Gorden Russell http://www.kurzweilai.net/low-cost-transparent-flexible-light-solar-cells/comment-page-1#comment-78022 Gorden Russell Mon, 24 Dec 2012 19:16:22 +0000 http://www.kurzweilai.net/?p=175472#comment-78022 Where is everybody? I was out shopping early and didn't get online until after 2:00 p.m. and only egore was here. Everybody should be excited about these cheap, flexible solar cells. You can cover a plug-in hybrid with these, or your roof. Where is everybody? I was out shopping early and didn’t get online until after 2:00 p.m. and only egore was here. Everybody should be excited about these cheap, flexible solar cells. You can cover a plug-in hybrid with these, or your roof.

]]> By: egore http://www.kurzweilai.net/low-cost-transparent-flexible-light-solar-cells/comment-page-1#comment-77901 egore Mon, 24 Dec 2012 14:31:47 +0000 http://www.kurzweilai.net/?p=175472#comment-77901 HO HO, Very Merry Christmas Editor, and all of you! HO HO, Very Merry Christmas Editor, and all of you!

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