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Elon Musk’s Solar Panel Paradox

In a recent interview with Joe Rogan, Elon Musk claimed the United States could be supplied with electricity by a 10,000-square-mile solar array. Mr. Rogan did not critically press the iconic X-owner as to the logistical or environmental problems such an installation would present.

Solar road has no solar gain – so much for the “yellow brick road”!

Yeah, why am I not surprised – not the brightest idea when it first came out. Doing roads is hard.  Roads HAVE to be hard.  Solar cells are not hard. Doubt me? Reformatted, emphasis mine: Three Years Later, the French Solar Road Is a Total Flop Three years later, even the most optimistic supporters have …

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Data Point – Data for Grid Parity for Solar PV keeps going into the future

(H/T: Business Insider) I have said often that I am not against Solar Energy – I bought a solar hot water heater and solar hot air solar collectors (home heating).  But I paid a pretty penny for them and once the subsidies dried up, so did the companies that could no longer service the companies.  …

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It’s Not Easy Being Green…

In a profanity strewn diatribe before the Aspen Institute, Gore said mean things about scientists who must be on the payroll of some arch-nemesis bent on brainwashing everyone into letting the evil genius destroy the planet. This, as opposed to all the “scientists” (economists, journalists, confidence men) who have been hiding the decline or crowding out dissent to keep the billions in taxpayer dollars rolling in to keep them “on message.”

This looks encouraging

From TreeHugger comes this report: Thanks to a merger, a New Jersey company hopes to be able to provide solar power at prices competitive with traditional electricity without relying on rebates. WorldWater & Power intends to acquire Entech, a manufacturer of concentrating solar photovoltaic technology. Entech has developed concentrator solar power systems, supplied solar power …

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