[Marxism] "Major Discovery" From MIT Primed to Unleash Solar Revolution II

[Les Schaffer]

David Walters wrote:
> Les, the issue of 'storage' is *as important* as production of power. 
> Literally 50% of the issues...the problems we have today.
>   

yes, storage AND transmission are very important. but nowhere in the MIT 
brouhaha does anyone talk about collecting solar energy.... and ye can't 
store what ye can't collect.

now, if one can make a collector using this process that more 
efficiently converts solar to chemical energy, that's nothing to sneeze 
at. but it's still 1.4 kW per square meter at the earth's surface.

as energy storage whatever the energy source? ok, fine. then we are into 
storage of large quantities of hydrogen ... and then transmission again.

i am not saying these things are impossible, but as an energy source to 
replace black gold or coal or nuclear? you have to look at the numbers 
and add them up.

as to efficiency of storage: i am not up on the details, shane claims 
90% efficient electrolysis already. sounds like our prof at  MIT has 
found a cheaper way to do it with similar efficiencies.


Les