Comments on: South Korean Scientists Find Real Efficiency of Solar Systems

By: South Korean Solar System Makes Hottest College Dorm – EcoLocalizer

South Korean Solar System Makes Hottest College Dorm – EcoLocalizer — Sun, 10 Oct 2010 00:43:55 +0000

[...] enough, Chosun University has an entire lab dedicated to solar energy technologies. The Solar Power Research Lab helps solar panel manufactures calculate their panels’ energy outputs under real world [...]

By: Uncle B

Uncle B — Sun, 18 May 2008 15:56:31 +0000

In preparation for living off grid, and totally on solar power, many life-style changes will be necessary.
We may have solar cells that are adequate to provide electricity for survival in a solar/geothermal heated/cooled, super-insulated, solar powered off-grid survival oriented shelter.
We keep trying to get solar power to furnish energy for a 19th century coal fired lifestyle.
McMansions located on postage stamp lots in the burbs are a bastardization of 18-19th century English manor houses. Why do we keep building them? They belong with Rolls Royce limos, diamond wedding rings, muskets over fireplaces, wood stoves, V8 engined 50′s American cars and black and white TVs. In the past!
Most our electricity needs are met by low voltage DC current in this solid state age. Doing away with the need for high current high voltage induction type motors is easy by design! Large resistive loads ar mostly for heat, and we now have microwave, a relatively low current DC method to produce heat.
Slowly, with the pressure provided by the price of oil, we will sort out the details,and move to a cleaner, more realistic future

By: Gavin Hudson

Gavin Hudson — Sat, 17 May 2008 13:44:50 +0000

Thanks for catching that, Meryn!

By: Meryn Stol

Meryn Stol — Sat, 17 May 2008 12:20:21 +0000

“Various estimates put the average energy use in the United States at between 20 and 30 kilowatts a day.”
You probably meant to write kilowatt-hours.