Re: OT: Electricity generation

["Paul Bendall" <paul@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> Just had a look at the Navitron website. At current (NPI)
electricity
> prices of around 16p/kWh, the payback time is more than 30 years!
That's
> assuming you install it yourself as well...
>
If electricity prices continue to rise then it potentially reduces
the payback time, but at the moment this is cutting edge technology
with high research costs being repayed by ealry-adopters

> Where are all those cheap inkjet printable nano technology solar
panels
> we were promised? :-)
>
They are coming:
http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/18/nanosolar-begins-shipping-world-s-
lowest-cost-solar-panel/

and

http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/19/nanosolar-solar-film-rolls-off-the-
presses-at-100-feet-per-minut/

The expected current cost of these solar panels is around $1 per watt

>
> For home generation? Excellent! ("It's a bit cold dear, shall I
pull out
> another carbon rod?")

Don't you watch the Simpsons? ;op


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