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  Where is solar power headed? Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> - 2015-07-25 14:16 -0600
    Re: Where is solar power headed? "reber g=emc^2" <herbertglazier0@gmail.com> - 2015-07-25 14:11 -0700
    Re: Where is solar power headed? jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2015-07-25 22:08 +0000
      Re: Where is solar power headed? R Kym Horsell <kym@kymhorsell.com> - 2015-07-26 23:26 +0000
      Re: Where is solar power headed? Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> - 2015-07-26 18:28 -0600
    Re: Where is solar power headed? Double-A <double-a3@hush.com> - 2015-07-26 12:38 -0700

#509434 — Where is solar power headed?

Where is solar power headed?
> http://phys.org/news/2015-07-solar-power.html

> Most experts agree that to have a shot at curbing the worst impacts
> of climate change, we need to extricate our society from fossil fuels
> and ramp up our use of renewable energy.

> On July 7, President Obama announced a new initiative to increase
> access to solar power for all Americans. The effort will help states
> develop community solar programs, install 300 megawatts of renewable
> energy in federally subsidized housing, coordinate with various
> groups in 20 states to establish 260 solar energy projects, and
> provide training and opportunities for jobs in solar energy.

> The sun's energy is unlimited, free and clean, and the amount that
> hits Earth in one hour is equal to the amount of energy used in one
> year by the entire planet. Yet, although installed global
> photovoltaic capacity increased almost nine-fold and the price of
> solar panels dropped by two-thirds between 2008 and 2013, only 1
> percent of U.S. and global electricity generation come from solar
> energy, according to a new MIT report.

> "For photovoltaics technology to become a major sustainable player in
> a competitive power generation market, it must provide abundant,
> affordable electricity, with environmental impacts dramatically lower
> than those from conventional power generation," according to Vasilis
> Fthenakis, a senior research scientist and professor of earth and
> environmental engineering at Columbia University, and the founder and
> director of the Center for Life Cycle Analysis.

> Where does solar energy stand today, and where does it need to go in
> order for us to make the transition to renewable energy? Let's look
> at solar photovoltaic technology, since that provides most of the
> solar electric generation in the United States and the world today.


There's a lot more folks:
> http://phys.org/news/2015-07-solar-power.html

Inquiring minds, like the jimp, want to know.

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#509462

On Saturday, July 25, 2015 at 1:16:56 PM UTC-7, Sam Wormley wrote:
> Where is solar power headed?
> > http://phys.org/news/2015-07-solar-power.html
> 
> > Most experts agree that to have a shot at curbing the worst impacts
> > of climate change, we need to extricate our society from fossil fuels
> > and ramp up our use of renewable energy.
> 
> > On July 7, President Obama announced a new initiative to increase
> > access to solar power for all Americans. The effort will help states
> > develop community solar programs, install 300 megawatts of renewable
> > energy in federally subsidized housing, coordinate with various
> > groups in 20 states to establish 260 solar energy projects, and
> > provide training and opportunities for jobs in solar energy.
> 
> > The sun's energy is unlimited, free and clean, and the amount that
> > hits Earth in one hour is equal to the amount of energy used in one
> > year by the entire planet. Yet, although installed global
> > photovoltaic capacity increased almost nine-fold and the price of
> > solar panels dropped by two-thirds between 2008 and 2013, only 1
> > percent of U.S. and global electricity generation come from solar
> > energy, according to a new MIT report.
> 
> > "For photovoltaics technology to become a major sustainable player in
> > a competitive power generation market, it must provide abundant,
> > affordable electricity, with environmental impacts dramatically lower
> > than those from conventional power generation," according to Vasilis
> > Fthenakis, a senior research scientist and professor of earth and
> > environmental engineering at Columbia University, and the founder and
> > director of the Center for Life Cycle Analysis.
> 
> > Where does solar energy stand today, and where does it need to go in
> > order for us to make the transition to renewable energy? Let's look
> > at solar photovoltaic technology, since that provides most of the
> > solar electric generation in the United States and the world today.
> 
> 
> There's a lot more folks:
> > http://phys.org/news/2015-07-solar-power.html
> 
> Inquiring minds, like the jimp, want to know.
> 
> -- 
> 
> sci.physics is an unmoderated newsgroup dedicated
> to the discussion of physics, news from the physics
> community, and physics-related social issues.

Sam Solar Is going to Africa. It is most needed there,for so many reasons.  Bertreb

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#509474

Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> wrote:
> Where is solar power headed?

To higher costs for unreliable power, ass hole.

Take your copying of off topic shit from web sites to a group where
the content is appropriate or your own blog and you won't hear from
me again, shit head.


-- 
Jim Pennino

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#509751

Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 7/26/15 4:24 PM, jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com wrote:
>> Come on, ass hole, show some common manners and stop copying off topic
>> crap from web sites to this news group, you fucking piece of shit.
>   That's my faithful, Pavlov's dog, the jimp. Unable to stop name
>   calling. He can't do it.

Calling for common manners and an habitual inability to show any.
Phsst.

--
Famous last words:
(1) Don't unplug it, it will just take a moment to fix.
(2) Let's take the shortcut, he can't see us from there.
(3) What happens if you touch these two wires tog--
(4) We won't need reservations.
(5) It's always sunny there this time of the year.
(6) Don't worry, it's not loaded.
(7) They'd never (be stupid enough to) make him a manager.
(8) Don't worry!  Women love it!

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#509761

On 7/26/15 5:06 PM, jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com wrote:
> Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> wrote:
>> On 7/26/15 4:24 PM, jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com wrote:
>>>
>>> Come on, ass hole, show some common manners and stop copying off topic
>>> crap from web sites to this news group, you fucking piece of shit.
>>>
>>
>>    That's my faithful, Pavlov's dog, the jimp. Unable to stop name
>>    calling. He can't do it.
>
> That's the spamming piece of shit ass hole; paste in yet another
> copy of the same off topic shit he pasted in before.
>
> He is simply unable to stop copying off topic shit from web sites
> to this news group as the self centered little piece of shit thinks
> the news group is his personal blog.
>
> Fucking idiot.
>
>

   I'm going to have to put you back in my plonkers cellar till you cool
   down, jimp. Outta sight, outta mind. Maybe in a few weeks you can
   behave better.

-- 

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to the discussion of physics, news from the physics
community, and physics-related social issues.

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#509690

On Saturday, July 25, 2015 at 1:16:56 PM UTC-7, Sam Wormley wrote:
> Where is solar power headed?
> > http://phys.org/news/2015-07-solar-power.html
> 
> > Most experts agree that to have a shot at curbing the worst impacts
> > of climate change, we need to extricate our society from fossil fuels
> > and ramp up our use of renewable energy.
> 
> > On July 7, President Obama announced a new initiative to increase
> > access to solar power for all Americans. The effort will help states
> > develop community solar programs, install 300 megawatts of renewable
> > energy in federally subsidized housing, coordinate with various
> > groups in 20 states to establish 260 solar energy projects, and
> > provide training and opportunities for jobs in solar energy.
> 
> > The sun's energy is unlimited, free and clean, and the amount that
> > hits Earth in one hour is equal to the amount of energy used in one
> > year by the entire planet. Yet, although installed global
> > photovoltaic capacity increased almost nine-fold and the price of
> > solar panels dropped by two-thirds between 2008 and 2013, only 1
> > percent of U.S. and global electricity generation come from solar
> > energy, according to a new MIT report.
> 
> > "For photovoltaics technology to become a major sustainable player in
> > a competitive power generation market, it must provide abundant,
> > affordable electricity, with environmental impacts dramatically lower
> > than those from conventional power generation," according to Vasilis
> > Fthenakis, a senior research scientist and professor of earth and
> > environmental engineering at Columbia University, and the founder and
> > director of the Center for Life Cycle Analysis.
> 
> > Where does solar energy stand today, and where does it need to go in
> > order for us to make the transition to renewable energy? Let's look
> > at solar photovoltaic technology, since that provides most of the
> > solar electric generation in the United States and the world today.
> 
> 
> There's a lot more folks:
> > http://phys.org/news/2015-07-solar-power.html
> 
> Inquiring minds, like the jimp, want to know.


Since they drummed Carl Osterwald (Art Deco) out of the field, solar power has a much brighter future!

Double-A

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