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September 24, 2009 at 3:21 pm
damn, is that a visual effect there, or are those actual light beams hitting it?
September 24, 2009 at 3:58 pm
The real power is being sent to the Mothership? et fone hom…
September 24, 2009 at 6:16 pm
‘et fone hom’ looks vaguely latin. E.T. phone home does not. This picture looks awesome.
September 24, 2009 at 4:18 pm
Waste
Of
Money
(Pity Solar panels cost more then they produce – someday – but the technology is not there yet)
September 24, 2009 at 4:34 pm
STFU
September 24, 2009 at 4:42 pm
yeah stfu. We need to keep working at it, so we might as well practice.
September 26, 2009 at 5:26 pm
Those aren’t solar panels man.
September 24, 2009 at 5:58 pm
Those aren’t solar panels. Know what you’re talking about before trying to sound clever.
September 24, 2009 at 6:57 pm
these are reflector mirrors, right? they reflect heat towards molten salt which powers a generator or something to that effect. that shit is awesome.
September 24, 2009 at 7:36 pm
Here’s what I wonder and I figure someone here knows if it’s a stupid idea or has merit.
What if you put solar panels, even large mirrors, underneath windmills? Would the panels create enough heat driven breezes to move the windmill blades sufficiently to create electricity?
September 25, 2009 at 12:44 am
i think for that to work you’d want a surface painted black, with something isolating it from beneath.
also, no, i dont think it would work. Windmills are high for a reason, you need to get a fair bit up there for steady winds.
@ GrandAdmiralPrawn : Actually, energy, or electricity is not money.
costs can be calculated in so many ways. go go science to get us sum panels that are awesomer.
September 24, 2009 at 8:17 pm
I dont understand why we’re not getting more use out of solar furnaces. Parabolic reflectors are the shit.