[mdlug] I found a 20 inch monitor today

[Robert Adkins]

> 
> If something is "energy efficient" but isn't being used 
> because of extremely high purchase costs, that a very good 
> indicator that there's a very substantial energy input to 
> make the thing in the first place.
> 
> This is why photoelectric cells are not economical up here in 
> Michigan -- the energy input to make the wafers is so high, 
> and in operation, the energy output so low, that it takes 
> YEARS just to recover the energy used to make the device in 
> the first place.  And if the thing breaks (they're quite 
> fragile) before lasting that long, then this so-called 
> "energy saving" device has actually consumed more energy than 
> it ever produced.
> 
> And that's why nobody here is going to use them for power 
> production unless government clods in Lansing or Washington 
> subsidize them.
> 
> 

	Aaron,

	You really should read more.

	http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2005/10/051009202947.htm

	
http://breakfornews.com/my/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid
=491

	http://www.technewsworld.com/story/40971.html

	At least two of the above are about 3 years old articles. Some of
what they were talking about is beginning to become Market Ready. Also,
Michigan does receive, on average, enough sunlight to make these new panels
far more interesting than previously considered.

	Within the next five years, unless strongly fought against, these
new technologies will cause a massive drop in the costs of solar panels and
their increased output will contribute considerably to lowering the time
span before they pay themselves off in savings.

	Alternative Energy sources are the next "big thing", partly because
the technology is rising in capabilities while lowering in costs and the
"green" conscious consumer are also rising in numbers.

	There's a very recent story on nanoparticles being used to generate
significantly more Hyrdogen from cracking water then previously thought
possible. I recall it said something like the official government set
benchmark was a 10% increase by 2010 and this tech can provide a 85%
increase in production, today.

	-Rob