My only reservation is the size issue-- because these cells are no more efficient than conventional ones (they don't turn 100% of incident light into electricity by a LONG shot) they won't cut coal out of the electricity picture.
What's really exciting is actually the potential for wider distribution and use: with a technology that more people are using, there'll be greater economic pressure (with or without Google's energy initiatives) to improve their efficiency and further reduce cost. Also a number of spot applications really excite me, such as: how many square cm to power an XO laptop?
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Date: 2007-12-22 08:59 pm (UTC)What's really exciting is actually the potential for wider distribution and use: with a technology that more people are using, there'll be greater economic pressure (with or without Google's energy initiatives) to improve their efficiency and further reduce cost. Also a number of spot applications really excite me, such as: how many square cm to power an XO laptop?
Not a Singularity KoolAid drinker, are we? X3