As an EE in the power industry I can safely say that unless solar cells become 90% efficient, the only future we have is in the nuclear industry. We are building plants right now that convert the radioactive waste from fission plants from being harmful for 10's of thousands of years to a few hundred. The next step is fussion plants that will be online somewhere around 2050. (test plant is in france right now) To be honest no one in the industry will ever trust solar when you can make money 24/7 on other technology. But let people go ahead and feel good by wasting money on those panels!
Why are people in the power industry so negative of alternate energy? Put simply, they don't like competition even if it only effects a tiny percentage of their revenue. To be honest solar will never be mainstream, but to say you are wasting money is complete misinformation especially considering the rising costs of existing energy.
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Thomas S @ Jan 20th 2007 10:19AM
As an EE in the power industry I can safely say that unless solar cells become 90% efficient, the only future we have is in the nuclear industry. We are building plants right now that convert the radioactive waste from fission plants from being harmful for 10's of thousands of years to a few hundred. The next step is fussion plants that will be online somewhere around 2050. (test plant is in france right now) To be honest no one in the industry will ever trust solar when you can make money 24/7 on other technology. But let people go ahead and feel good by wasting money on those panels!
Mark @ Jan 20th 2007 11:26AM
Why are people in the power industry so negative of alternate energy? Put simply, they don't like competition even if it only effects a tiny percentage of their revenue. To be honest solar will never be mainstream, but to say you are wasting money is complete misinformation especially considering the rising costs of existing energy.