http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/21/taiwans-national-stadium-gets-solar-panel-roof-hug-from-ma-ear/ Engadget Comments for Taiwan's National Stadium gets solar panel roof, hug from Ma Earth http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/21/taiwans-national-stadium-gets-solar-panel-roof-hug-from-ma-ear/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/21/taiwans-national-stadium-gets-solar-panel-roof-hug-from-ma-ear/May 21st 2009 8:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/21/taiwans-national-stadium-gets-solar-panel-roof-hug-from-ma-ear/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/21/taiwans-national-stadium-gets-solar-panel-roof-hug-from-ma-ear/They might be the first to do this but I think they are not sure at all how this will help them.....I mean just look at it. They built the whole structure in the shape of a big question mark :-P.

]]>May 21st 2009 9:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/21/taiwans-national-stadium-gets-solar-panel-roof-hug-from-ma-ear/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/21/taiwans-national-stadium-gets-solar-panel-roof-hug-from-ma-ear/May 21st 2009 10:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/21/taiwans-national-stadium-gets-solar-panel-roof-hug-from-ma-ear/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/21/taiwans-national-stadium-gets-solar-panel-roof-hug-from-ma-ear/May 21st 2009 6:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/21/taiwans-national-stadium-gets-solar-panel-roof-hug-from-ma-ear/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/21/taiwans-national-stadium-gets-solar-panel-roof-hug-from-ma-ear/May 21st 2009 10:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/21/taiwans-national-stadium-gets-solar-panel-roof-hug-from-ma-ear/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/21/taiwans-national-stadium-gets-solar-panel-roof-hug-from-ma-ear/May 21st 2009 8:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/21/taiwans-national-stadium-gets-solar-panel-roof-hug-from-ma-ear/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/21/taiwans-national-stadium-gets-solar-panel-roof-hug-from-ma-ear/May 21st 2009 8:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/21/taiwans-national-stadium-gets-solar-panel-roof-hug-from-ma-ear/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/21/taiwans-national-stadium-gets-solar-panel-roof-hug-from-ma-ear/May 21st 2009 8:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/21/taiwans-national-stadium-gets-solar-panel-roof-hug-from-ma-ear/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/21/taiwans-national-stadium-gets-solar-panel-roof-hug-from-ma-ear/
And I agree in part with Treacherous about nuclear, but at the same time, we can't just rely on that. 50 years from now solar will be the only way to go, but we have to keep trying with the technology we have now in order to keep figuring out better and cheaper ways for the future. Nature has already provided us with a nuclear solution, the sun.

Unless Hollywood releases the blue prints for Mr. Fusion...but I'm betting on solar for the long term solution. ]]>May 21st 2009 9:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/21/taiwans-national-stadium-gets-solar-panel-roof-hug-from-ma-ear/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/21/taiwans-national-stadium-gets-solar-panel-roof-hug-from-ma-ear/
The discussion there is more like: "Yea of course you can power an ordinary city with wind and sun, but how about that giant aluminum factory? Were does sun get you there?"

What I want to say is: You have to start somewhere. 20 years ago we didn't believe the sun would provide enough power for our homes. Right now we don't believe it provides enough for our industry and/or mobility. I wonder what we don't believe tomorrow...]]>May 21st 2009 9:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/21/taiwans-national-stadium-gets-solar-panel-roof-hug-from-ma-ear/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/21/taiwans-national-stadium-gets-solar-panel-roof-hug-from-ma-ear/May 21st 2009 10:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/21/taiwans-national-stadium-gets-solar-panel-roof-hug-from-ma-ear/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/21/taiwans-national-stadium-gets-solar-panel-roof-hug-from-ma-ear/Are you Kay?]]>May 21st 2009 10:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/21/taiwans-national-stadium-gets-solar-panel-roof-hug-from-ma-ear/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/21/taiwans-national-stadium-gets-solar-panel-roof-hug-from-ma-ear/2) Finally they're doing this sort of thing.

I mean all these massive building being built and they could always just put one of these roofs on. I'm sure the incentive if a Private company did this it would be really great PR and would cost so much(just guessing).


]]>May 21st 2009 8:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/21/taiwans-national-stadium-gets-solar-panel-roof-hug-from-ma-ear/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/21/taiwans-national-stadium-gets-solar-panel-roof-hug-from-ma-ear/
Dirty look from Pa China.]]>May 21st 2009 8:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/21/taiwans-national-stadium-gets-solar-panel-roof-hug-from-ma-ear/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/21/taiwans-national-stadium-gets-solar-panel-roof-hug-from-ma-ear/May 21st 2009 9:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/21/taiwans-national-stadium-gets-solar-panel-roof-hug-from-ma-ear/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/21/taiwans-national-stadium-gets-solar-panel-roof-hug-from-ma-ear/May 21st 2009 2:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/21/taiwans-national-stadium-gets-solar-panel-roof-hug-from-ma-ear/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/21/taiwans-national-stadium-gets-solar-panel-roof-hug-from-ma-ear/May 26th 2009 12:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/21/taiwans-national-stadium-gets-solar-panel-roof-hug-from-ma-ear/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/21/taiwans-national-stadium-gets-solar-panel-roof-hug-from-ma-ear/May 21st 2009 8:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/21/taiwans-national-stadium-gets-solar-panel-roof-hug-from-ma-ear/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/21/taiwans-national-stadium-gets-solar-panel-roof-hug-from-ma-ear/May 21st 2009 8:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/21/taiwans-national-stadium-gets-solar-panel-roof-hug-from-ma-ear/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/21/taiwans-national-stadium-gets-solar-panel-roof-hug-from-ma-ear/
btw i say we demolish kansas and the eastern half of colorado and make a uber crazy mega huge solar farm. hell anyone who wants to stay can have a job on a solar farm fixing, cleaning and whatever els they need done. maybe we can finally polish up the old rust belt.]]>May 21st 2009 8:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/21/taiwans-national-stadium-gets-solar-panel-roof-hug-from-ma-ear/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/21/taiwans-national-stadium-gets-solar-panel-roof-hug-from-ma-ear/May 21st 2009 8:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/21/taiwans-national-stadium-gets-solar-panel-roof-hug-from-ma-ear/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/21/taiwans-national-stadium-gets-solar-panel-roof-hug-from-ma-ear/May 21st 2009 12:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/21/taiwans-national-stadium-gets-solar-panel-roof-hug-from-ma-ear/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/21/taiwans-national-stadium-gets-solar-panel-roof-hug-from-ma-ear/May 21st 2009 8:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/21/taiwans-national-stadium-gets-solar-panel-roof-hug-from-ma-ear/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/21/taiwans-national-stadium-gets-solar-panel-roof-hug-from-ma-ear/May 21st 2009 8:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/21/taiwans-national-stadium-gets-solar-panel-roof-hug-from-ma-ear/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/21/taiwans-national-stadium-gets-solar-panel-roof-hug-from-ma-ear/May 21st 2009 8:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/21/taiwans-national-stadium-gets-solar-panel-roof-hug-from-ma-ear/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/21/taiwans-national-stadium-gets-solar-panel-roof-hug-from-ma-ear/
One nuclear power plant will cover the power needs of several large cities, taking up less land, costing less money, using less raw materials (solar panels take a lot of raw materials to build), and contributing less to air pollution than almost any other electricity generating technology. And it can do all that safely and efficiently.]]>May 21st 2009 8:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/21/taiwans-national-stadium-gets-solar-panel-roof-hug-from-ma-ear/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/21/taiwans-national-stadium-gets-solar-panel-roof-hug-from-ma-ear/
>rolls eyes]]>May 21st 2009 9:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/21/taiwans-national-stadium-gets-solar-panel-roof-hug-from-ma-ear/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/21/taiwans-national-stadium-gets-solar-panel-roof-hug-from-ma-ear/
http://www.insc.anl.gov/pwrmaps/map/taiwan.php

i think this is a brilliant way to begin harnessing energy without seriously impacting everything else around the stadium. i wish more people would consider this option when building these mammoth stadiums. ]]>May 21st 2009 9:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/21/taiwans-national-stadium-gets-solar-panel-roof-hug-from-ma-ear/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/21/taiwans-national-stadium-gets-solar-panel-roof-hug-from-ma-ear/May 21st 2009 9:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/21/taiwans-national-stadium-gets-solar-panel-roof-hug-from-ma-ear/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/21/taiwans-national-stadium-gets-solar-panel-roof-hug-from-ma-ear/May 21st 2009 9:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/21/taiwans-national-stadium-gets-solar-panel-roof-hug-from-ma-ear/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/21/taiwans-national-stadium-gets-solar-panel-roof-hug-from-ma-ear/
Fission plants are the (kinda)thinking man's coal. ]]>May 21st 2009 10:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/21/taiwans-national-stadium-gets-solar-panel-roof-hug-from-ma-ear/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/21/taiwans-national-stadium-gets-solar-panel-roof-hug-from-ma-ear/May 21st 2009 10:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/21/taiwans-national-stadium-gets-solar-panel-roof-hug-from-ma-ear/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/21/taiwans-national-stadium-gets-solar-panel-roof-hug-from-ma-ear/
The shorter the half life, the deadlier the radiation...]]>May 21st 2009 12:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/21/taiwans-national-stadium-gets-solar-panel-roof-hug-from-ma-ear/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/21/taiwans-national-stadium-gets-solar-panel-roof-hug-from-ma-ear/Thank you for the elementary school physics lesson, because that direct correlation is exactly how all radiation works. /roll eyes/

As terrifying as alpha sources that become inert in a few minute are, I'm a little more concerned about fission byproducts that will still be lethal in a quarter million years.]]>May 21st 2009 1:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/21/taiwans-national-stadium-gets-solar-panel-roof-hug-from-ma-ear/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/21/taiwans-national-stadium-gets-solar-panel-roof-hug-from-ma-ear/
Nuclear is safe and clean... except when China has about five thousand missiles pointed in your direction at any given moment.]]>May 21st 2009 3:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/21/taiwans-national-stadium-gets-solar-panel-roof-hug-from-ma-ear/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/21/taiwans-national-stadium-gets-solar-panel-roof-hug-from-ma-ear/May 22nd 2009 1:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/21/taiwans-national-stadium-gets-solar-panel-roof-hug-from-ma-ear/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/21/taiwans-national-stadium-gets-solar-panel-roof-hug-from-ma-ear/Jun 21st 2009 6:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/21/taiwans-national-stadium-gets-solar-panel-roof-hug-from-ma-ear/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/21/taiwans-national-stadium-gets-solar-panel-roof-hug-from-ma-ear/May 21st 2009 8:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/21/taiwans-national-stadium-gets-solar-panel-roof-hug-from-ma-ear/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/21/taiwans-national-stadium-gets-solar-panel-roof-hug-from-ma-ear/May 21st 2009 9:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/21/taiwans-national-stadium-gets-solar-panel-roof-hug-from-ma-ear/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/21/taiwans-national-stadium-gets-solar-panel-roof-hug-from-ma-ear/P.S.: the ROI would be from my professional experience about 10 years - 8 would be probably minimum, it can be about 12, question is if they recieve special price from vendors because it is great promotion, the question is also if the panels replace the roof panels (so you save some money), and also if they could use standard panels or they have to have something special because of the design of the building.]]>May 21st 2009 12:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/21/taiwans-national-stadium-gets-solar-panel-roof-hug-from-ma-ear/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/21/taiwans-national-stadium-gets-solar-panel-roof-hug-from-ma-ear/

still great idea!]]>May 21st 2009 8:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/21/taiwans-national-stadium-gets-solar-panel-roof-hug-from-ma-ear/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/21/taiwans-national-stadium-gets-solar-panel-roof-hug-from-ma-ear/can someone tell me how much power that thing can generate??]]>May 21st 2009 9:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/21/taiwans-national-stadium-gets-solar-panel-roof-hug-from-ma-ear/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/21/taiwans-national-stadium-gets-solar-panel-roof-hug-from-ma-ear/May 21st 2009 9:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/21/taiwans-national-stadium-gets-solar-panel-roof-hug-from-ma-ear/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/21/taiwans-national-stadium-gets-solar-panel-roof-hug-from-ma-ear/May 21st 2009 9:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/21/taiwans-national-stadium-gets-solar-panel-roof-hug-from-ma-ear/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/21/taiwans-national-stadium-gets-solar-panel-roof-hug-from-ma-ear/May 21st 2009 9:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/21/taiwans-national-stadium-gets-solar-panel-roof-hug-from-ma-ear/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/21/taiwans-national-stadium-gets-solar-panel-roof-hug-from-ma-ear/May 21st 2009 9:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/21/taiwans-national-stadium-gets-solar-panel-roof-hug-from-ma-ear/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/21/taiwans-national-stadium-gets-solar-panel-roof-hug-from-ma-ear/May 21st 2009 9:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/21/taiwans-national-stadium-gets-solar-panel-roof-hug-from-ma-ear/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/21/taiwans-national-stadium-gets-solar-panel-roof-hug-from-ma-ear/May 21st 2009 10:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/21/taiwans-national-stadium-gets-solar-panel-roof-hug-from-ma-ear/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/21/taiwans-national-stadium-gets-solar-panel-roof-hug-from-ma-ear/
Quite possibly - ok most definitely - because it's a track stadium, not a football-specific stadium. Notice the rounded field corners and space for 6 or 8 lanes around it? You see this alot more in La Liga / Serie A where stadiums can be used for full track events and not just field- specific sports.]]>May 21st 2009 12:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/21/taiwans-national-stadium-gets-solar-panel-roof-hug-from-ma-ear/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/21/taiwans-national-stadium-gets-solar-panel-roof-hug-from-ma-ear/May 21st 2009 10:51AM