Comments on: How Solar Panels Could Power 90% of US Transportation http://gas2.org/2008/03/25/how-solar-panels-could-power-90-of-us-transportation/ What is the future of fuel? What's new? What's next? Since 2007, Gas 2 has covered a rapidly changing world coming to terms with its oil addiction. Thu, 24 May 2012 21:04:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Mark Rufalo Gets It All Wrong on Natural Gas - US Message Board - Political Discussion Forum http://gas2.org/2008/03/25/how-solar-panels-could-power-90-of-us-transportation/#comment-137838 Mark Rufalo Gets It All Wrong on Natural Gas - US Message Board - Political Discussion Forum Sat, 31 Mar 2012 19:12:28 +0000 http://gas2.org/2008/03/25/how-solar-panels-could-power-90-of-us-transportation/#comment-137838 [...] really do need to "get real" Solar power alone could power almost the whole of America How Solar Panels Could Power 90% of US Transportation That doesn't even include, wage, hydro, wind, biofueles/biomass, or geothermal [...] [...] really do need to "get real" Solar power alone could power almost the whole of America How Solar Panels Could Power 90% of US Transportation That doesn't even include, wage, hydro, wind, biofueles/biomass, or geothermal [...]

]]> By: Prabakaran http://gas2.org/2008/03/25/how-solar-panels-could-power-90-of-us-transportation/#comment-111710 Prabakaran Fri, 27 May 2011 01:35:01 +0000 http://gas2.org/2008/03/25/how-solar-panels-could-power-90-of-us-transportation/#comment-111710 Going green by using Solar is not a bad idea but that shouldn't affect the eco-system. There are lot of other renewable's like TIDAL(U.K planned to harvest 2GW by 2020) and WIND(Denmark and Germany planned to get 50% and 20% respectively of their requirements from WIND) and many other....why don't install them all in a quantity without affecting the nature and building a smart grid(may be super smart).... Going green by using Solar is not a bad idea but that shouldn’t affect the eco-system. There are lot of other renewable’s like TIDAL(U.K planned to harvest 2GW by 2020) and WIND(Denmark and Germany planned to get 50% and 20% respectively of their requirements from WIND) and many other….why don’t install them all in a quantity without affecting the nature and building a smart grid(may be super smart)….

]]> By: FREE Solar Electric Vehicles! [PICS]: Scientific American http://gas2.org/2008/03/25/how-solar-panels-could-power-90-of-us-transportation/#comment-107904 FREE Solar Electric Vehicles! [PICS]: Scientific American Wed, 18 May 2011 14:58:03 +0000 http://gas2.org/2008/03/25/how-solar-panels-could-power-90-of-us-transportation/#comment-107904 [...] Stories:1) How Solar Panels Could Power 90% of US Transportation 2) Nissan to Launch Solar-Powered Electric Car 3) Electric Car Doubles As a Solar Panel To Power [...] [...] Stories:1) How Solar Panels Could Power 90% of US Transportation 2) Nissan to Launch Solar-Powered Electric Car 3) Electric Car Doubles As a Solar Panel To Power [...]

]]> By: Arya Bagherpour http://gas2.org/2008/03/25/how-solar-panels-could-power-90-of-us-transportation/#comment-85386 Arya Bagherpour Wed, 16 Mar 2011 14:26:00 +0000 http://gas2.org/2008/03/25/how-solar-panels-could-power-90-of-us-transportation/#comment-85386 You project a cost of $10 billion a year for 40 years. It would be closer to $1.6 Trillion a year for 40 years. You project a cost of $10 billion a year for 40 years. It would be closer to $1.6 Trillion a year for 40 years.

]]> By: Laura http://gas2.org/2008/03/25/how-solar-panels-could-power-90-of-us-transportation/#comment-1081 Laura Tue, 01 Sep 2009 20:58:48 +0000 http://gas2.org/2008/03/25/how-solar-panels-could-power-90-of-us-transportation/#comment-1081 Great idea. There isn't much wildlife in the desert, and it would completely prevent ever having to drill in more valuable ecosystems, such as Alaska. Let's end this stupid, expensive war for oil, and do something smart for a change. Or do we let the loudmouth Stupids in this, the "Age of Stupid" win? They have absolutely nothing to contribute to making a better world. Tune them out -- turn your back on them and start moving forward. Great idea. There isn’t much wildlife in the desert, and it would completely prevent ever having to drill in more valuable ecosystems, such as Alaska. Let’s end this stupid, expensive war for oil, and do something smart for a change. Or do we let the loudmouth Stupids in this, the “Age of Stupid” win? They have absolutely nothing to contribute to making a better world. Tune them out — turn your back on them and start moving forward.

]]> By: Laura http://gas2.org/2008/03/25/how-solar-panels-could-power-90-of-us-transportation/#comment-22459 Laura Tue, 01 Sep 2009 20:58:00 +0000 http://gas2.org/2008/03/25/how-solar-panels-could-power-90-of-us-transportation/#comment-22459 Great idea. There isn't much wildlife in the desert, and it would completely prevent ever having to drill in more valuable ecosystems, such as Alaska. Let's end this stupid, expensive war for oil, and do something smart for a change. Or do we let the loudmouth Stupids in this, the "Age of Stupid" win? They have absolutely nothing to contribute to making a better world. Tune them out -- turn your back on them and start moving forward. Great idea. There isn’t much wildlife in the desert, and it would completely prevent ever having to drill in more valuable ecosystems, such as Alaska. Let’s end this stupid, expensive war for oil, and do something smart for a change. Or do we let the loudmouth Stupids in this, the “Age of Stupid” win? They have absolutely nothing to contribute to making a better world. Tune them out — turn your back on them and start moving forward.

]]> By: Chris Ken http://gas2.org/2008/03/25/how-solar-panels-could-power-90-of-us-transportation/#comment-1080 Chris Ken Tue, 26 May 2009 04:30:44 +0000 http://gas2.org/2008/03/25/how-solar-panels-could-power-90-of-us-transportation/#comment-1080 Important to know that the picture of the article is misleading. The picture is of course a solar panel and for large power plants not suitable yet, because of manufacturing costs. For large solar power plants check Greenpeace website: http://www.greenpeace.org/international/news/concentrating-solar-power250509. I am not a fan of Greenpeace, but it seems that they do support this. Hi voltage power transmission is no problem. Please open this site and see the European energy future: http://www.desertec.org/ Back to the picture on top of the article. Solar panels are the future in decentralised electricity production. Together with smart power grids and fast recharging batteries for transportation both are in development already, the only thing slow is the politics, mainly in the US and China. I hope people start to understand that all of this is not a technical problem at all! The problem is political and in there largely the unwillingness to come up with a real plan for the long term development, put this plan into solid laws so that the plans are carried out even beyond future elections. Oh, for all the guys how still dream of more nuclear power plants: uranium has to be mined and it runs out in similar fashion as oil does. Also the waste of nuclear power plants has to be placed somewhere, not to mention the security problems which comes along with this technology. The best thing is to run what exists and stop building new ones. Again the US Government should work closer together with other nations to push on with the next version of power plants: http://www.ipp.mpg.de/ippcms/eng/presse/pi/02_06_pi.html Personal note: I live in a mega city (more then 13 mil people) with about 40 mil in neighbouring cities in an 80 mile radius. Last year I bought a new car 2.0 TFSI engine with DSP and 200 bhp. Really cool car. But: This was definitely the last gasoline engine car I bought. Why? Because I am sick of the air pollution!!! Important to know that the picture of the article is misleading. The picture is of course a solar panel and for large power plants not suitable yet, because of manufacturing costs. For large solar power plants check Greenpeace website: http://www.greenpeace.org/international/news/concentrating-solar-power250509. I am not a fan of Greenpeace, but it seems that they do support this.

Hi voltage power transmission is no problem. Please open this site and see the European energy future: http://www.desertec.org/

Back to the picture on top of the article. Solar panels are the future in decentralised electricity production. Together with smart power grids and fast recharging batteries for transportation both are in development already, the only thing slow is the politics, mainly in the US and China.

I hope people start to understand that all of this is not a technical problem at all! The problem is political and in there largely the unwillingness to come up with a real plan for the long term development, put this plan into solid laws so that the plans are carried out even beyond future elections. Oh, for all the guys how still dream of more nuclear power plants: uranium has to be mined and it runs out in similar fashion as oil does. Also the waste of nuclear power plants has to be placed somewhere, not to mention the security problems which comes along with this technology. The best thing is to run what exists and stop building new ones. Again the US Government should work closer together with other nations to push on with the next version of power plants: http://www.ipp.mpg.de/ippcms/eng/presse/pi/02_06_pi.html

Personal note: I live in a mega city (more then 13 mil people) with about 40 mil in neighbouring cities in an 80 mile radius. Last year I bought a new car 2.0 TFSI engine with DSP and 200 bhp. Really cool car. But: This was definitely the last gasoline engine car I bought. Why? Because I am sick of the air pollution!!!

]]> By: Chris Ken http://gas2.org/2008/03/25/how-solar-panels-could-power-90-of-us-transportation/#comment-22458 Chris Ken Tue, 26 May 2009 04:30:00 +0000 http://gas2.org/2008/03/25/how-solar-panels-could-power-90-of-us-transportation/#comment-22458 Important to know that the picture of the article is misleading. The picture is of course a solar panel and for large power plants not suitable yet, because of manufacturing costs. For large solar power plants check Greenpeace website: http://www.greenpeace.org/international/news/concentrating-solar-power250509. I am not a fan of Greenpeace, but it seems that they do support this. Hi voltage power transmission is no problem. Please open this site and see the European energy future: http://www.desertec.org/ Back to the picture on top of the article. Solar panels are the future in decentralised electricity production. Together with smart power grids and fast recharging batteries for transportation both are in development already, the only thing slow is the politics, mainly in the US and China. I hope people start to understand that all of this is not a technical problem at all! The problem is political and in there largely the unwillingness to come up with a real plan for the long term development, put this plan into solid laws so that the plans are carried out even beyond future elections. Oh, for all the guys how still dream of more nuclear power plants: uranium has to be mined and it runs out in similar fashion as oil does. Also the waste of nuclear power plants has to be placed somewhere, not to mention the security problems which comes along with this technology. The best thing is to run what exists and stop building new ones. Again the US Government should work closer together with other nations to push on with the next version of power plants: http://www.ipp.mpg.de/ippcms/eng/presse/pi/02_06_pi.html Personal note: I live in a mega city (more then 13 mil people) with about 40 mil in neighbouring cities in an 80 mile radius. Last year I bought a new car 2.0 TFSI engine with DSP and 200 bhp. Really cool car. But: This was definitely the last gasoline engine car I bought. Why? Because I am sick of the air pollution!!! Important to know that the picture of the article is misleading. The picture is of course a solar panel and for large power plants not suitable yet, because of manufacturing costs. For large solar power plants check Greenpeace website: http://www.greenpeace.org/international/news/concentrating-solar-power250509. I am not a fan of Greenpeace, but it seems that they do support this.

Hi voltage power transmission is no problem. Please open this site and see the European energy future: http://www.desertec.org/

Back to the picture on top of the article. Solar panels are the future in decentralised electricity production. Together with smart power grids and fast recharging batteries for transportation both are in development already, the only thing slow is the politics, mainly in the US and China.

I hope people start to understand that all of this is not a technical problem at all! The problem is political and in there largely the unwillingness to come up with a real plan for the long term development, put this plan into solid laws so that the plans are carried out even beyond future elections. Oh, for all the guys how still dream of more nuclear power plants: uranium has to be mined and it runs out in similar fashion as oil does. Also the waste of nuclear power plants has to be placed somewhere, not to mention the security problems which comes along with this technology. The best thing is to run what exists and stop building new ones. Again the US Government should work closer together with other nations to push on with the next version of power plants: http://www.ipp.mpg.de/ippcms/eng/presse/pi/02_06_pi.html

Personal note: I live in a mega city (more then 13 mil people) with about 40 mil in neighbouring cities in an 80 mile radius. Last year I bought a new car 2.0 TFSI engine with DSP and 200 bhp. Really cool car. But: This was definitely the last gasoline engine car I bought. Why? Because I am sick of the air pollution!!!

]]> By: Kenneth Nelan http://gas2.org/2008/03/25/how-solar-panels-could-power-90-of-us-transportation/#comment-1079 Kenneth Nelan Fri, 15 May 2009 20:02:20 +0000 http://gas2.org/2008/03/25/how-solar-panels-could-power-90-of-us-transportation/#comment-1079 I would honestly like to know what would happen to power consumption if we put just 1 (one) solar panel on every home in the United States. I've heard (here in Tucson anyway) that if we were to put just one solar panel on each home in Tucson, we would reduce our need for coal by more than half and the power plant would run mainly in the evening/night-time. I love the idea of 30,000 sq mile array, but you've already got that and more in the various cities just in roof tops. If one is going to go to all that expense anyway, then put the panels where they are needed most; in the towns that will use the power. The only think keeping my wife and I from investing in solar power is our City. They do not offer buy-back of solar power (in Tucson... Go figure. They offer other programs, but essentially we still pay them for us to generate the power they receive from us once taxes, line fees, and everything else is considered into the equations. They simply do not pay the consumer for overage.) and it is upfront cost prohibitive to buy outright. Put a panel (or 10) on the perfectly south facing slope of my roof and I'll be happy as a clam! Cut my electric bill in half just for using my roof, and I'll even do a jig. Do that for every house in the city and you've got a community that is now self supportive with power generation. Since less power is used at night than during the day, the power plant can reduce it's load and we've just help to alleviate (I didn't say solve) a major problem with power generation. I would honestly like to know what would happen to power consumption if we put just 1 (one) solar panel on every home in the United States.

I’ve heard (here in Tucson anyway) that if we were to put just one solar panel on each home in Tucson, we would reduce our need for coal by more than half and the power plant would run mainly in the evening/night-time.

I love the idea of 30,000 sq mile array, but you’ve already got that and more in the various cities just in roof tops. If one is going to go to all that expense anyway, then put the panels where they are needed most; in the towns that will use the power.

The only think keeping my wife and I from investing in solar power is our City. They do not offer buy-back of solar power (in Tucson… Go figure. They offer other programs, but essentially we still pay them for us to generate the power they receive from us once taxes, line fees, and everything else is considered into the equations. They simply do not pay the consumer for overage.) and it is upfront cost prohibitive to buy outright.

Put a panel (or 10) on the perfectly south facing slope of my roof and I’ll be happy as a clam! Cut my electric bill in half just for using my roof, and I’ll even do a jig. Do that for every house in the city and you’ve got a community that is now self supportive with power generation.

Since less power is used at night than during the day, the power plant can reduce it’s load and we’ve just help to alleviate (I didn’t say solve) a major problem with power generation.

]]> By: Kenneth Nelan http://gas2.org/2008/03/25/how-solar-panels-could-power-90-of-us-transportation/#comment-22457 Kenneth Nelan Fri, 15 May 2009 20:02:00 +0000 http://gas2.org/2008/03/25/how-solar-panels-could-power-90-of-us-transportation/#comment-22457 I would honestly like to know what would happen to power consumption if we put just 1 (one) solar panel on every home in the United States. I've heard (here in Tucson anyway) that if we were to put just one solar panel on each home in Tucson, we would reduce our need for coal by more than half and the power plant would run mainly in the evening/night-time. I love the idea of 30,000 sq mile array, but you've already got that and more in the various cities just in roof tops. If one is going to go to all that expense anyway, then put the panels where they are needed most; in the towns that will use the power. The only think keeping my wife and I from investing in solar power is our City. They do not offer buy-back of solar power (in Tucson... Go figure. They offer other programs, but essentially we still pay them for us to generate the power they receive from us once taxes, line fees, and everything else is considered into the equations. They simply do not pay the consumer for overage.) and it is upfront cost prohibitive to buy outright. Put a panel (or 10) on the perfectly south facing slope of my roof and I'll be happy as a clam! Cut my electric bill in half just for using my roof, and I'll even do a jig. Do that for every house in the city and you've got a community that is now self supportive with power generation. Since less power is used at night than during the day, the power plant can reduce it's load and we've just help to alleviate (I didn't say solve) a major problem with power generation. I would honestly like to know what would happen to power consumption if we put just 1 (one) solar panel on every home in the United States.

I’ve heard (here in Tucson anyway) that if we were to put just one solar panel on each home in Tucson, we would reduce our need for coal by more than half and the power plant would run mainly in the evening/night-time.

I love the idea of 30,000 sq mile array, but you’ve already got that and more in the various cities just in roof tops. If one is going to go to all that expense anyway, then put the panels where they are needed most; in the towns that will use the power.

The only think keeping my wife and I from investing in solar power is our City. They do not offer buy-back of solar power (in Tucson… Go figure. They offer other programs, but essentially we still pay them for us to generate the power they receive from us once taxes, line fees, and everything else is considered into the equations. They simply do not pay the consumer for overage.) and it is upfront cost prohibitive to buy outright.

Put a panel (or 10) on the perfectly south facing slope of my roof and I’ll be happy as a clam! Cut my electric bill in half just for using my roof, and I’ll even do a jig. Do that for every house in the city and you’ve got a community that is now self supportive with power generation.

Since less power is used at night than during the day, the power plant can reduce it’s load and we’ve just help to alleviate (I didn’t say solve) a major problem with power generation.

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