Comments on: Thinking in Two Dimensions http://blogs.scienceforums.net/swansont/archives/2003 Physics, tech and humor. Because science and learning are cool, and life's too short not to laugh. Sun, 25 Jul 2010 01:36:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Uncle Al http://blogs.scienceforums.net/swansont/archives/2003/comment-page-1#comment-12840 Uncle Al Tue, 31 Mar 2009 17:33:04 +0000 http://blogs.scienceforums.net/swansont/?p=2003#comment-12840 Installed efficiency (amorphous, crystalline, chemical solar cells), real world efficency (solar cells puke DC current not AC voltage - gonna cost you big time for local inverters), temperature dependence (efficiency drops with temperature rise. Desert - duh), dust deposition, sun's declination and right ascension, equipment failure... paths for the workers to walk. DESTRUCTION OF A FRAGILE AND ENDANGERED DRYLAND ECOLOGY! Whatever the Official estimate of generating area required, multiply by ten. That is a justifiable real world electricity generation estimate including realiability that only increases side length by a factor of three. What happens at night? Installed efficiency (amorphous, crystalline, chemical solar cells), real world efficency (solar cells puke DC current not AC voltage – gonna cost you big time for local inverters), temperature dependence (efficiency drops with temperature rise. Desert – duh), dust deposition, sun’s declination and right ascension, equipment failure… paths for the workers to walk. DESTRUCTION OF A FRAGILE AND ENDANGERED DRYLAND ECOLOGY! Whatever the Official estimate of generating area required, multiply by ten. That is a justifiable real world electricity generation estimate including realiability that only increases side length by a factor of three.

What happens at night?

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