Comments on: Creating solutions to our power crisis http://www.marcforrest.com/2008/01/18/creating-solutions-to-our-power-crisis/ A little bit of geeky Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:59:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Marc http://www.marcforrest.com/2008/01/18/creating-solutions-to-our-power-crisis/#comment-692 Marc Mon, 21 Jan 2008 10:50:40 +0000 http://www.marcforrest.com/2008/01/18/creating-solutions-to-our-power-crisis/#comment-692 Thanks for all the comments. Great to see people are interested in this :) The major problem is it seems that Solar Panels are really expensive. I heard the other day that a small one to power a traffic light is around R100,000 (About $15000) !!! Perhaps there is a way around this, and cheaper solar panels need to be invented !!! (Anyone know any Chinese inventors ?? ;) ) Thanks for all the comments. Great to see people are interested in this :)
The major problem is it seems that Solar Panels are really expensive. I heard the other day that a small one to power a traffic light is around R100,000 (About $15000) !!!
Perhaps there is a way around this, and cheaper solar panels need to be invented !!! (Anyone know any Chinese inventors ?? ;) )

]]> By: The Real School Survival Guide http://www.marcforrest.com/2008/01/18/creating-solutions-to-our-power-crisis/#comment-690 The Real School Survival Guide Mon, 21 Jan 2008 02:01:18 +0000 http://www.marcforrest.com/2008/01/18/creating-solutions-to-our-power-crisis/#comment-690 I love this rambling of yours! I'm sorry I can't input much because I don't know the exact situation, but yes power crisis needs to get fixed and one of the steps is to bond globally. I love this rambling of yours! I’m sorry I can’t input much because I don’t know the exact situation, but yes power crisis needs to get fixed and one of the steps is to bond globally.

]]> By: Chris M http://www.marcforrest.com/2008/01/18/creating-solutions-to-our-power-crisis/#comment-688 Chris M Sun, 20 Jan 2008 18:33:41 +0000 http://www.marcforrest.com/2008/01/18/creating-solutions-to-our-power-crisis/#comment-688 So the power tripped before you could publish? Karma! I was writing my post about Load Shedding Schedule and was thinking to my self that the power was going to trip, hehe, fortunately it didn't! Marc.. I have no read Stafford's article yet, so he might mention this - But, I am really interested in what the costs involved with setting up massive solar panels would be. If it's not stupidly expensive, then I would favour this as a brilliant solution to increasing our electricity problems! I heard the other day, not sure how safe the source was, that this might go on for the next 7 years? What is going to happen in 2010, then there will be, in my opinion, a massive increase in power usage? Brilliant article Marc, thanks! So the power tripped before you could publish? Karma! I was writing my post about Load Shedding Schedule and was thinking to my self that the power was going to trip, hehe, fortunately it didn’t!

Marc.. I have no read Stafford’s article yet, so he might mention this – But, I am really interested in what the costs involved with setting up massive solar panels would be. If it’s not stupidly expensive, then I would favour this as a brilliant solution to increasing our electricity problems!

I heard the other day, not sure how safe the source was, that this might go on for the next 7 years? What is going to happen in 2010, then there will be, in my opinion, a massive increase in power usage?

Brilliant article Marc, thanks!

]]> By: Richard Catto http://www.marcforrest.com/2008/01/18/creating-solutions-to-our-power-crisis/#comment-685 Richard Catto Sun, 20 Jan 2008 11:45:21 +0000 http://www.marcforrest.com/2008/01/18/creating-solutions-to-our-power-crisis/#comment-685 That American site offering power from the telephone strikes me as being a hoax site. That American site offering power from the telephone strikes me as being a hoax site.

]]> By: esvl http://www.marcforrest.com/2008/01/18/creating-solutions-to-our-power-crisis/#comment-676 esvl Fri, 18 Jan 2008 10:28:28 +0000 http://www.marcforrest.com/2008/01/18/creating-solutions-to-our-power-crisis/#comment-676 Totally. We should use solar panels. But the problem is I have been looking for solar panels to set it up myself, like in Uk where you can walk to the shop and just buy a solar panel, its not like that here in SA. Totally. We should use solar panels. But the problem is I have been looking for solar panels to set it up myself, like in Uk where you can walk to the shop and just buy a solar panel, its not like that here in SA.

]]> By: C-Squared http://www.marcforrest.com/2008/01/18/creating-solutions-to-our-power-crisis/#comment-674 C-Squared Fri, 18 Jan 2008 09:03:55 +0000 http://www.marcforrest.com/2008/01/18/creating-solutions-to-our-power-crisis/#comment-674 I've been reading this book lately about a similar issue. It's about the weather on the earth changing due to the moon being thrown out of whack, and so it messes with the tides and plate tectonics and there are power outages and tsunamis. The main problem with solar panels, really, is that they are so expensive that for most people/countries they just aren't practical. I’ve been reading this book lately about a similar issue. It’s about the weather on the earth changing due to the moon being thrown out of whack, and so it messes with the tides and plate tectonics and there are power outages and tsunamis.

The main problem with solar panels, really, is that they are so expensive that for most people/countries they just aren’t practical.

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