If I had a nickel for every time I read an article about someone creating a breakthrough solar panel in a lab that will be available "sometime in the near future" I would be a very rich man. Wake me up when they actually have something on the market. Otherwise, nothing to see here, move along.
I wonder how much theirs is going to cost? Looks like alot of milling work and special lenses.
I was watching "Invention Nation" on Science channel many months ago and they met with a guy who made a Solar Concentrator out of the same reflective mylar that the inside of a bag of chips or other food stuffs come in.
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Matt @ May 1st 2008 3:55PM
If I had a nickel for every time I read an article about someone creating a breakthrough solar panel in a lab that will be available "sometime in the near future" I would be a very rich man. Wake me up when they actually have something on the market. Otherwise, nothing to see here, move along.
tekdroid @ May 1st 2008 4:00PM
hear hear.
BUT THIS TIME THEY MEAN IT!
:p
Casper42 @ May 1st 2008 6:08PM
I wonder how much theirs is going to cost? Looks like alot of milling work and special lenses.
I was watching "Invention Nation" on Science channel many months ago and they met with a guy who made a Solar Concentrator out of the same reflective mylar that the inside of a bag of chips or other food stuffs come in.
http://www.aquaflector.com/ is the guy's site
Sure it takes up more room, but why do we need such specialized devices to concentrate solar power when this guy can do it on the cheap.