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SSPS
If I may, I wrote an article on this in 2006:
http://entropyproduction.blogspot.com/2006/07/solar-power ...
I'm guessing that's a trillion measured in 1970s dollars.
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On Can we shoot concentrated solar power down from space? posted 1 year, 5 months ago 18 ResponsesClick here to view comment in original post
CCS Wedge
CCS works from the point of view that it will prevent any new coal plants from being constructed, since they won't be cost competitive.
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On Preventing dirty coal plants is the most urgent climate policy posted 1 year, 6 months ago 7 ResponsesClick here to view comment in original post
'Inflection' not 'Inflexion' Point
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P.S. People are still buying Chrysler-brand cars? Aren't they 'operationally' bankrupt?
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On March small car sales up; SUV, truck sales down posted 1 year, 6 months ago 4 ResponsesClick here to view comment in original post
Dollar Pegs
This is part and parcel of the failing US dollar, but when countries peg their currency to the dollar even if they have a trade surplus with the USA then they are explicitly importing inflation.
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On What's causing the sudden run-up in food prices? posted 1 year, 6 months ago 39 ResponsesClick here to view comment in original post
Retail Electricity Costs
Nanosolar being sold out for a year isn't really a good argument against residential installations. When you factor in connection fees, transmission fees, etc., residential electricity may be the most expensive source of power around. I personally pay around 60 cents/kWh when you add in all the fixed costs. If I was to go off-grid, I could pay-back possibly faster than if I had a net-metering system, simply because 50 cents is the fixed fees and 10 cents is the marginal price.
Similarly a commercial consumer (like Walmart) likely pays different fees for electricity depending on the time of day. Now, typically PV power output peaks a couple of hours before peak demand, but the correlation is still fairly strong.
It's simply demand outstripping supply, and it's the primary reason the price of PV hasn't dropped even as the thin-film manufacturers have reduced their costs. I think it's more likely that Nanosolar just wants to keep their marketing cost in check while they get their manufacturing operations going.
-- entropyproduction.blogspot.com
On For Nanosolar, the future is municipal solar power plants posted 1 year, 6 months ago 10 Responses