Doer
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It is just math. 300 hp for plowing? Do the math. One dish is 20 hp. That is astounding!
Solar Energy is going to take over. There I said it.
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kelly4
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Thanks for spreading the word!
Ceepea
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Torque not HP for plowing.
sheskunk
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It concentrates both sunlight and moonlight up to 10,000 times — making its solar harvesting capabilities 35 percent more efficient than conventional dual-axis photovoltaic designs.
http://themindunleashed.org/2013/12/glass-sphere-might-revolutionize-solar-power-earth.html
http://themindunleashed.org/2013/12/glass-sphere-might-revolutionize-solar-power-earth.html
Cool design.
It looks nice too.
"German architect André Broessel, of Rawlemon, has looked into his crystal ball and seen the future of renewable energy. In this case it’s a spherical sun-tracking solar energy-generating globe — essentially a giant glass marble on a robotic steel frame. But this marble is no toy. It concentrates both sunlight and moonlight up to 10,000 times — making its solar harvesting capabilities 35 percent more efficient than conventional dual-axis photovoltaic designs.
André Broessel was a finalist in the World Technology Network Award 2013 with the globe’s design and afterward produced this latest version, called Betaray, which can concentrate diffuse light such as that from a cloudy day.
Let me repeat that. This is 35% more efficient than current solar panels and is able to operate on cloudy days. It concentrates light by 10,000 times. The second video has slightly better film of it, but it is in spanish. The first video is in english."
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Red1966
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I call bullshit
Ceepea
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Dude..... great post. No joke, despite our differences.
What differences? I don't even know who you are, you're so new that I won't remember you tomorrow.
Red1966
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I guess you'll just have to watch TV in the dark.
Ceepea
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You don't recognize the avatar?
No, am I supposed to?
Ceepea
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Meh, it doesn't really matter.
25kw was the average, I tend to believe that takes into account cloudy days. No reason not to when they state 'average' power generated.
Also, solar energy is using molten sodium tanks to store energy as heat, allowing solar energy to essentially use a 'battery', storing energy as heat for use later.
See Spain for details.
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heckler73
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Your metamorphosis perhaps has fooled those who missed the intermediate transition states.Experiment evaluation : Success...
I don't know. Can you focus sunlight on a cloudy day? Or is the light too diffused to focus? I will experiment the next cloudy day.
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Ceepea
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You can certainly focus light on a cloudy day.
Remember, this apparatus focuses light on a point producing more luminous flux than ~5000 suns on a good day.
Let's say a cloudy day only provided 20% of the energy of a sunny day, that's still a focal point receiving the equivalent luminous flux of 1000 suns.
I'm not certain, but I would bet the number is higher than 20%..... anyone?
40-50%, if it is raining it can be 30%. Only time I see anything below 30% is when its nearly dark out.