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From: Rich Grise on 5 Oct 2007 13:20 On Thu, 04 Oct 2007 15:37:59 -0700, John Larkin wrote: > On Thu, 04 Oct 2007 20:56:39 GMT, Rich Grise <rich(a)example.net> wrote: >>Although, you can't put solar panels on top of Everest, if they >>get in the way of the LIM mass-driver spacecraft launcher. ;-) > > Not to mention the winds, which hit 180 mph or something. > > Speaking of wind, this is really scairy: > > http://www.solarray.com/TechGuides/Racks_T.php > Do you mean "scary"? ;-) Rich
From: Rich Grise on 5 Oct 2007 13:20 On Fri, 05 Oct 2007 01:13:35 +0100, Eeyore wrote: > BradGuth wrote: > >> I haven't invented or even discovered one damn thing. > > Thought as much. > Hey, I once reinvented the astable multivibrator! ;-) Cheers! Rich
From: Rich Grise on 5 Oct 2007 13:28 On Thu, 04 Oct 2007 18:36:40 -0700, Willie.Mookie wrote: .... > Approximately half the volume of a crystalline wafer is lost during > the slicing operation. .... Whatever happened to "edge-defined film growth"? That's where they pull a flat ribbon of silicon from the melt, and then just use it "sideways". Obviously, it's unfeasible for one reason or another - anybody know those reasons? Thanks, Rich
From: John Larkin on 5 Oct 2007 13:28 On Fri, 05 Oct 2007 17:20:01 GMT, Rich Grise <rich(a)example.net> wrote: >On Thu, 04 Oct 2007 15:37:59 -0700, John Larkin wrote: >> On Thu, 04 Oct 2007 20:56:39 GMT, Rich Grise <rich(a)example.net> wrote: > >>>Although, you can't put solar panels on top of Everest, if they >>>get in the way of the LIM mass-driver spacecraft launcher. ;-) >> >> Not to mention the winds, which hit 180 mph or something. >> >> Speaking of wind, this is really scairy: >> >> http://www.solarray.com/TechGuides/Racks_T.php >> > > >Do you mean "scary"? > I give you refrigerator magnets, and that's the thanks I get. John
From: Rich Grise on 5 Oct 2007 13:33
On Thu, 04 Oct 2007 20:33:35 -0400, Jamie wrote: > John Larkin wrote: >> That's interesting. >> >> In 4.5 years, they generated about 16 MWH of electricity, worth around >> $1.2 megabucks. And they paid $2.8M for equipment and $1.7M for fuel. >> >> It looks like there was a lot of maintanance costs, too. >> > John, I neglected to leave out the type of fuel cell generator just to > lure someone in on this conversation and it did work. :) > > Actually, from what I was told. They save money compared to what it > would cost if they had to heat the water, facility and generate > electricity separately. And I guess the savings are very > large in that respect. Hasn't anyone ever taught you guys to snip? Thanks, Rich |