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Gold Metal Flake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-22-10 01:59 PM Original message |
Boeing to Mass-Produce Industry's Most Efficient Terrestrial Solar Cell |
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Gold Metal Flake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-22-10 02:05 PM Response to Original message |
1. To be clear, these are not silicon cells used on flat panel installations. |
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kristopher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-22-10 02:08 PM Response to Original message |
2. Cool. |
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Gold Metal Flake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-22-10 02:25 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. Heat is not an issue, it is a design consideration. |
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kristopher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-22-10 02:29 PM Response to Reply #3 |
4. I'd phrase it that heat is an issue *and* it is a design consideration. |
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Gold Metal Flake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-22-10 02:38 PM Response to Reply #4 |
5. I've told you. |
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kristopher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-22-10 02:47 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. No you haven't. |
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kristopher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-22-10 02:58 PM Response to Reply #5 |
9. OK, I got it. They use a ceramic substrate. |
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Gold Metal Flake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-22-10 06:05 PM Response to Reply #9 |
11. I'm not going to give specifics or confirm theories. |
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OnlinePoker (837 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-22-10 02:57 PM Response to Reply #4 |
8. Answers are here |
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DCKit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-22-10 05:26 PM Response to Reply #8 |
10. I'll assume because nobody could figure out any use for all that "waste" heat? |
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Gold Metal Flake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-22-10 06:07 PM Response to Reply #10 |
12. Active cooling has it's own problems. |
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DCKit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-22-10 06:26 PM Response to Reply #12 |
13. In huge installations, I might agree. |
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eppur_se_muova (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-22-10 02:44 PM Response to Original message |
6. K&R nt |
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