Comments on: Solar Panel Shortage http://www.forevergeek.com/2006/04/solar_panel_shortage/ Nerds are for Dorks Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:14:48 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Alternative Energy http://www.forevergeek.com/2006/04/solar_panel_shortage/comment-page-1/#comment-26456 Alternative Energy Sat, 03 Jun 2006 05:43:58 +0000 http://forevergeek.com/?p=2880#comment-26456 At the moment the area of panels that are needed for the average houses consumption would not fit on a roof either, desite the cost. At the moment the area of panels that are needed for the average houses consumption would not fit on a roof either, desite the cost.

]]> By: David http://www.forevergeek.com/2006/04/solar_panel_shortage/comment-page-1/#comment-26455 David Wed, 12 Apr 2006 02:19:20 +0000 http://forevergeek.com/?p=2880#comment-26455 Thanks for the comment CaptnSaj, I totally agree with you on everything you said. I think that other technologies that can harvest more energy from the suns rays, and especially if its cheaper to mass produce would be perfect about now. I would love to get my house covered in solar panels to power a large portion of my daily energy needs, but you are right...the government incentives just are not there...and the ones that are...are just too hard to get. Thanks for the comment CaptnSaj, I totally agree with you on everything you said. I think that other technologies that can harvest more energy from the suns rays, and especially if its cheaper to mass produce would be perfect about now. I would love to get my house covered in solar panels to power a large portion of my daily energy needs, but you are right…the government incentives just are not there…and the ones that are…are just too hard to get.

]]> By: CaptnSaj http://www.forevergeek.com/2006/04/solar_panel_shortage/comment-page-1/#comment-26454 CaptnSaj Wed, 12 Apr 2006 02:11:32 +0000 http://forevergeek.com/?p=2880#comment-26454 Silicon is expensive and inefficient - we've pretty much squeezed all we can from silicon. If the shortage of pannels teach us one thing - its time to start making new non-silicon panels; maybe made with organic materials or nanotubes. Also, panel makers are hesitant to make large investments in an area that depends so heavily on shaky government incentives. Silicon is expensive and inefficient – we’ve pretty much squeezed all we can from silicon. If the shortage of pannels teach us one thing – its time to start making new non-silicon panels; maybe made with organic materials or nanotubes.

Also, panel makers are hesitant to make large investments in an area that depends so heavily on shaky government incentives.

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