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Emil
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# Posted: 8 Aug 2008 09:27 - Edited by: Emil
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Visit their blog, scroll down a bit and you can see a nice video of their production process which prints solar cells.
Their production process seems to be revolutionary and compared to traditional methods it is way more economic. Energy payback is less than one month for Nanosolars panels compared to two years for traditional solar panels.
I think solar power has a very bright future and that is positive for everyone since using oil and coal isn't very good for the environment.
Unfortunately it will still take many years until solar power provides enough energy to make a difference globally.
Apart from generating electricity, new ways of storing the solar energy in hydrogen may open the way for large scale hydrogen fuel cell production in the future.
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CMwonka
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# Posted: 8 Aug 2008 10:54 - Edited by: CMwonka
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Emil
WOW....
I understand that we need a new fuel, i also agree that solar power could be the way forward.. BUT..:
Lets take the oil giants, shell,BP ect.. surely this would be departmental to them as an industry to ''allow'' this kind of technology, plus lets take the American and British government, the loss of the oil industry to there exchequer would be catastrophic...
so if the oil industry was to run dry in the next 50 years, (which it will) what would that mean to the monetary systems of the world....?
What would happen to the likes of Saudi, Russia, Iraq...?
Have the governments of the world tried to stop this kind of progress...?
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Gudge
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# Posted: 8 Aug 2008 11:59
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mmmm, very interesting. No shares for sale yet though. Shame. I say populate the worlds deserts with Nanasolar panels, lets give the oil giants some of their own medicine they've been stitching us up for far too long.
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Emil
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# Posted: 8 Aug 2008 12:25
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Yes the oil companies might be a threat, but as they see their oil reserves dwindle they might find it more appealing to use the technology themselves instead of scrapping it.
Hopefully this technology won't be stopped by the oil giants. I don't think the loss of the oil industry would be catastrophic for the US or Britain since it would take so many years to replace the use of oil. Both the US and Britain (I think) are net importers of oil so it would probably be good if they didn't have to use it as much as today.
The best thing for the world would probably be if Nanosolar made their technology free for all (won't happen) or sold it to other companies as well so that many companies could use it. But most of their technologies are patented. When the patents run out I guess the technology will be free for all but don't know how long that will take.
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ynot12
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# Posted: 8 Aug 2008 22:41 - Edited by: ynot12
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In these enlightened times and with the awareness that Joe Public has about fuel and ozone depletions in addition to concerns about our carbon footprint, a natural course will probably emerge over the next half cantury or so. I think we will see a huge thrust towards alternative energy sources. We are already seeing eco-building, windfarms, hydro-power and solar units coming to the fore as never before.
Being the great innovators that humans are, my confidence in the resolution of the fuel issue being addressed is high.
The real threat for me is the political aspect of the demise and introduction of energy sources and whether it fits in with the major political power's itinery as I believe that there is nothing that they will not do to achieve their own ends.
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maddog2182
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# Posted: 9 Aug 2008 02:07
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oil guys would find a way to ban or make illegal just like back in the day when hemp oil was a primary source of energy.
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Emil
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# Posted: 11 Aug 2008 15:15
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Swedish IKEA gets into the greentech biz!
Among other things they are interested in solar power
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