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6/2/2014 4:37:39 AM
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So how long until we all go Solar?
So when will we dump the more primitive and dangerous forms of energy, for the more resourceful and useful ones?
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Edited by HurtfulTurkey: 6/2/2014 9:19:34 PM
Started a new topic: Solar roadways will never happen, & are stupid.(39 Replies))
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You know we should start work on that Dyson Sphere.
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Hopefully never. Nuclear is the future.
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The day America finally switches to the metric system is the day it goes all solar
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When people stop being morons.
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Not until the last drop of oil is used up. Oil companies won't let wind/solar power get a foothold any time soon.
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1 ReplyOnce it becomes a reliable and accepted source of energy by large corporations.
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Hopefully now...
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Large oil corporation will not allow cheap energy technology to progress. I'd say in no less than 90 years.
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[i]Praise the sun.[/i]
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90 years
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1 ReplyNEVER CUZ SOLAR IS SHIT
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We need a Dyson sphere.
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12 RepliesEdited by TheMassimo1997: 6/2/2014 6:52:09 PMThis is a dumb question but will using solar energy drain energy from the sun, which will be kinda bad for us? EDIT: I asked a Jew, he said no. Thanks obama
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Edited by BrenMan 94: 6/2/2014 4:47:51 PMTo everyone posting about solar roadways: [quote][url=http://www.drroyspencer.com/2014/05/solar-roadways-project-a-really-bad-idea/]1. You can’t point the roadway to track the sun, to improve energy generation efficiency (which is only about 15% for photovoltaics, anyway, which makes PV generation expensive on a large scale). 2. Why embed solar panels in such a harsh environment where they are constantly being run over and flexed by millions of tons of vehicles? There are many more practical locations to use (such as roofs, that face southward). 3. How do you keep the solar collectors clean (as millions of tires scrub over them, and engines drip oil on them) so that sunlight can get collected by the embedded PV surfaces? 4. Who is going to actually PAY for such an obscenely expensive enterprise (other than government, which means you, the taxpayer)?[/url][/quote]
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1 ReplyHas anyone heard about the solar highways? These could be our future if we can get the funding.
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My guess is never. We need much more energy than we can collect with panels. If we get to a point where people really feel fossil fuels are untenable, I think they'll finally dedicate enough resources to get fusion going.
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Edited by A Squeaky Pooltoy: 6/2/2014 3:42:02 PMWhen fusion becomes a thing that will usurp everything, hopefully anyway
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When will crude oil deposits run dry?
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Not in our lifetime.
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16 RepliesI only want solar energy if it's free. Nobody owns the sun, so nobody should profit from the electricity it produces. The only cost should be maintenance.
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Edited by HurtfulTurkey: 6/2/2014 2:22:47 PMYeah, gas and oil are so primitive that it's they're the most viable, energy-dense fuels on the planet. We'll probably never be anywhere near a primarily solar society, though it'll be a significant contribution to the whole.
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9 RepliesWhen the sun starts shining at night. - Der
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When we're all dead.
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12 RepliesSolar roads are trying to become a thing bro. it's already becoming a thing.
