New Solar Balloon Creates 400 Times More Energy Than The Average Solar Cell
I'll share because it looks and sounds fun, but the claims may need an eyebrow crank.
Junkk.com promotes fun, reward-based e-practices, sharing oodles of info in objective, balanced ways. But we do have personal opinions, too! Hence this slightly ‘off of site, top of mind' blog by Junkk Male Peter. Hopefully still more ‘concerned mates’ than 'do this... or else' nannies, with critiques seen as constructive or of a more eyebrow-twitching ‘Oh, really?!' variety. Little that’s green can be viewed only in black and white.
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
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I believe in freedom of speech. But I also don't like bullies on blogs, even verbal ones, as they can drive away those with something valid to say... or offer.
Subjective is fine, but well argued and substantiated is even better. Calm and polite tops. Anything that crosses my personal line will not go up. There may be reasons given, but not guaranteed.
I'm not too keen on 'Anon' as a handle (and the content usually explains why), so if that's what you opt for it may not make it. Sorry.
Concentrated solar is definitely a good prospect going forward - existing setups suffer from requiring many acres of flat land - but this one looks very intriguing, and potentially (at 1$ per watt according to their website) a much cheaper alternative form.
ReplyDeleteInteresting that the PR all claims '400 times more' yet their own FAQ's claim '300 to 400 times more'.
Like you though, I have to crank my eyebrow at such a claim, especially as their technology pages suggest that they are going to have to water cool the photovoltaic cells. Keeping water cool enough to cool down something inside something else exposed to potential temperatures of several 100 degrees sounds quite a challenge!
See http://www.coolearthsolar.com/technology
Definitely worth keeping half an eye on though.