Solar Power Becoming Possible? - Page 2

SnaFu · 11-01-2009, 06:18 PM

The technology exists to produce clean reusable energy in many sectors. It has existed for many years now. I have heard that the oil companies are the major obstacles. If government and industry really wanted to create a sustainable clean power grid I think they could. The same goes for automobiles. So called green vehicles require infrastructure to become a viable source of transportation. Sure... It would cost money, but it would also create jobs.

I know this is a recuring theme in many of my posts but until the public holds the government accountable to their mandate to look out for public interests nothing will change. If people will not demand change screw it and enjoy breathing in all the pollutants in the air while the rich get richer and the rest of us continue to take it in the ass.

DoctorP · 11-01-2009, 07:22 PM

Solar power has been possible for a while now:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18744225/

2009 USDOE Solar Decathlon results:

http://www.solardecathlon.org/

gtlm2000 · 11-01-2009, 07:26 PM

Do you think solar car is better than electric car?

DougP · 11-01-2009, 07:47 PM

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Originally Posted by gtlm2000

Do you think solar car is better than electric car?

Not if it rains for two weeks straight.

Blues · 11-01-2009, 08:09 PM

or better yet driving to work, rain comes, car stops. rain stops. car goes. repeats throughout the day.

gtlm2000 · 11-01-2009, 08:40 PM

well... it will be worst if it's rain season

TheLastDon · 11-02-2009, 04:11 PM

Does anybody know how much those solar panels for houses cost here in Japan?

I'm just curious, a few years back I heard 1 panel was around U.S. $5,000.

izabelai · 11-05-2009, 01:52 PM

It depends on a company. We are going to put some pannels on our roof soon. The cheapest we found cost 70000 yen, but smaller ones cost about 43000 yen. For 26 panels we need about 2650000.

canjap02 · 11-05-2009, 01:55 PM

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Originally Posted by izabelai

It depends on a company. We are going to put some pannels on our roof soon. The cheapest we found cost 70000 yen, but smaller ones cost about 43000 yen. For 26 panels we need about 2650000.

Still worth it in the end. You get 26 panels that should be more then enought to power your house, plus you can sell back the unused power to you local power company

izabelai · 11-05-2009, 02:17 PM

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Originally Posted by canjap02

Still worth it in the end. You get 26 panels that should be more then enought to power your house, plus you can sell back the unused power to you local power company

Yes, actually we will pay for 10 years almost same amount of money as we pay every month. Plus the local power company has to buy our unused power for a double price (new policy). And after 10 years we will have our power for free.

11-01-2009, 06:18 PM	#11
SnaFu Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Okinawa Posts: 1,323 My Mood: Thanks: 1,468 Thanked 1,500 Times in 834 Posts Groans: 50 Groaned at 42 Times in 33 Posts Credits: 45,486	The technology exists to produce clean reusable energy in many sectors. It has existed for many years now. I have heard that the oil companies are the major obstacles. If government and industry really wanted to create a sustainable clean power grid I think they could. The same goes for automobiles. So called green vehicles require infrastructure to become a viable source of transportation. Sure... It would cost money, but it would also create jobs. I know this is a recuring theme in many of my posts but until the public holds the government accountable to their mandate to look out for public interests nothing will change. If people will not demand change screw it and enjoy breathing in all the pollutants in the air while the rich get richer and the rest of us continue to take it in the ass. __________________ General George A. Custers last words at Little Bighorn... "Holy crap! Where did all those f&ck'n indians come from?"

11-01-2009, 07:22 PM	#12
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11-01-2009, 07:26 PM	#13
gtlm2000 Moderator Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Shizuoka city , Japan Posts: 5,101 Thanks: 1,991 Thanked 2,208 Times in 1,260 Posts Groans: 3 Groaned at 80 Times in 63 Posts Credits: 1,000,181,687	Do you think solar car is better than electric car?

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Blues Moderator Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Yoshinoya Posts: 2,821 My Mood: Thanks: 1,620 Thanked 2,776 Times in 1,383 Posts Groans: 239 Groaned at 195 Times in 158 Posts Credits: 1,089,829	or better yet driving to work, rain comes, car stops. rain stops. car goes. repeats throughout the day.

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gtlm2000 Moderator Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Shizuoka city , Japan Posts: 5,101 Thanks: 1,991 Thanked 2,208 Times in 1,260 Posts Groans: 3 Groaned at 80 Times in 63 Posts Credits: 1,000,181,687	well... it will be worst if it's rain season

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TheLastDon What do you mean.... Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Old Chatan Posts: 4,968 My Mood: Thanks: 3,796 Thanked 3,474 Times in 1,994 Posts Groans: 221 Groaned at 195 Times in 182 Posts Credits: 2,327,806,932	Does anybody know how much those solar panels for houses cost here in Japan? I'm just curious, a few years back I heard 1 panel was around U.S. $5,000.

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izabelai Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 44 Thanks: 42 Thanked 20 Times in 16 Posts Groans: 3 Groaned at 2 Times in 2 Posts Credits: 3,253	It depends on a company. We are going to put some pannels on our roof soon. The cheapest we found cost 70000 yen, but smaller ones cost about 43000 yen. For 26 panels we need about 2650000.

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