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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Revolutionizing Solar Energy by Taking It Underground]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2009/11/23/revolutionizing-solar-energy-by-taking-it-underground/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2009/11/23/revolutionizing-solar-energy-by-taking-it-underground/</guid><description><![CDATA[This isn't a new discovery or technology. Besides that there are huge problems with this method of collecting the sun's rays. For instance, this will only collect as much energy as a a solar cell the size of the the diameter of the fiber optic cable. Sure you could have mirrors that focus the suns rays into the end of the fiber optic cable but then why not just have solar panels in place of those mirrors. Dumb.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[nikescar]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Nov 23rd 2009 6:21PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Revolutionizing Solar Energy by Taking It Underground]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2009/11/23/revolutionizing-solar-energy-by-taking-it-underground/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2009/11/23/revolutionizing-solar-energy-by-taking-it-underground/</guid><description><![CDATA[It will never be practical unless it is a shingle.  What needs to be done is to replace the grit on a shingle with some sort of a non rare earth material with photovoltaic properties.  After that, everything else can be engineered.  Solar panels as they are designed today are nothing but a gimmick.  ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bob]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Nov 24th 2009 12:10AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Revolutionizing Solar Energy by Taking It Underground]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2009/11/23/revolutionizing-solar-energy-by-taking-it-underground/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2009/11/23/revolutionizing-solar-energy-by-taking-it-underground/</guid><description><![CDATA[nickescar is right. This is not a new technology. The project researchers and also a major drawback: Because the light is absorbed by 4 walls of the optical fiber can also come out of no great efficiency of solar cells. It will always remain at 20 cm, making it final.<br>A new 3D solar cell solution I have already presented on 27/06/2009 on my website:<br><br><a href="http://sites.google.com/site/sunrydz/" rel="nofollow">http://sites.google.com/site/sunrydz/</a>]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[sunrydz]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Dec 4th 2009 8:58AM</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
