I've heard solar energy panels can be a bit bi-polar in operation, almost like they have multiple personalities or something.

 

 

 

WTF is going on in here? Oh lawd.

 

Interesting.. LA Times has a front page article on solar energy and how landowners in so cal see gold in it


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With a 10-15 year payback, that needs to come down before I would consider doing it.

 

yes solar power is the future - recent studies have shown its cheaper than nuclear which played heavily into Germany decision to move away from nuclear energy completely in the next decade.

There is some amazing tech there and currently under testing but I know for a fact big oil is sitting on alot of it right now. I think the future we are going far beyond panels and into dielectric surface coatings like paint and embedded windows and obviously solar roadways which right now could supply all the power we will ever need.

Also in the intermittent time offshore wind and power generating pressure panels placed in high traffic areas like train stations will also make a dent.

The future however of energy is energy from the vacuum commonly referred to a zero point energy generation. At some point in the next couple of decades I see a major shift from big business to consumer generated solutions.

 

I just came back from Germany too, and yes the Germans are big on solar energy. You call actually sell the surplus to electrical companies in Germany. Ahh Germany, I want to go back already. Anyway, back to the topic, there's many forms of free or should I say cheaper and efficient ways to create electricity, but good luck getting the Government to approve them. I'm an EE major, and we have been doing some research on this, and we have come across some pretty awesome stuff. But like I've stated, good luck convincing this tyrannical government to lay off the oil and pursue other forms of renewable resources that wont harm the environment.

 

"Anyway, back to the topic, there's many forms of free or should I say cheaper and efficient ways to create electricity, but good luck getting the Government to approve them."


Like what?


I'd like to read up on them.

Thanks.

 

Solar energy may be free, but its technology is still very expensive. Moreover, it's not always a dependable source of energy because some places do not always get a lot of sun - Seattle to name one (there are even worse places in terms of sunniness).