▲ 1148 ▼ same shit every day, on god (mander.xyz) submitted 9 months ago by fossilesque@mander.xyz to c/science_memes@mander.xyz 257 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] OrganicMustard@lemmy.world 132 points 9 months ago (10 children) Some solar is also boiling water permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 10 child comments replies: [+] voracitude@lemmy.world 46 points 9 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (5 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] blazeknave@lemmy.world 7 points 9 months ago (3 children) Isn't salt like the main bees knees these days? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [+] voracitude@lemmy.world 8 points 9 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] BandanaBug@piefed.social 3 points 9 months ago I'm assuming ceramics to the rescue? permalink fedilink source parent [–] 24_at_the_withers@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago I don't know, but the Ivanpah solar power station near Primm NV, which is a set of three molten salt towers is reportedly getting decommissioned, removed, and replaced with PV panels. Word is PV technology had improved in efficiency and stopped in cost enough that the whole molten salt thing is no longer economically viable, at least in comparison. permalink fedilink source parent [–] brbposting@sh.itjust.works 3 points 9 months ago :D Something all the way down something permalink fedilink source parent [–] stormeuh@lemmy.world 12 points 9 months ago (1 child) And zapping birds! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] fartographer@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago They did fix that pretty quickly, but what a classic mad scientist blunder that would turn a well meaning researcher into a villain in any action hero film. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Redjard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 9 months ago And some fusion is direct to current in coils. The z-pinch style approaches mainly. permalink fedilink source parent [–] psud@aussie.zone 2 points 9 months ago My local solar steam generator was shut down years ago as it was no longer worth testing direct reflector material anymore — even if they had gotten perfect reflectivity they couldn't compete with photovoltaics anymore permalink fedilink source parent
[+] voracitude@lemmy.world 46 points 9 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (5 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] blazeknave@lemmy.world 7 points 9 months ago (3 children) Isn't salt like the main bees knees these days? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [+] voracitude@lemmy.world 8 points 9 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] BandanaBug@piefed.social 3 points 9 months ago I'm assuming ceramics to the rescue? permalink fedilink source parent [–] 24_at_the_withers@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago I don't know, but the Ivanpah solar power station near Primm NV, which is a set of three molten salt towers is reportedly getting decommissioned, removed, and replaced with PV panels. Word is PV technology had improved in efficiency and stopped in cost enough that the whole molten salt thing is no longer economically viable, at least in comparison. permalink fedilink source parent [–] brbposting@sh.itjust.works 3 points 9 months ago :D Something all the way down something permalink fedilink source parent
[–] blazeknave@lemmy.world 7 points 9 months ago (3 children) Isn't salt like the main bees knees these days? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [+] voracitude@lemmy.world 8 points 9 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] BandanaBug@piefed.social 3 points 9 months ago I'm assuming ceramics to the rescue? permalink fedilink source parent [–] 24_at_the_withers@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago I don't know, but the Ivanpah solar power station near Primm NV, which is a set of three molten salt towers is reportedly getting decommissioned, removed, and replaced with PV panels. Word is PV technology had improved in efficiency and stopped in cost enough that the whole molten salt thing is no longer economically viable, at least in comparison. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] voracitude@lemmy.world 8 points 9 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] BandanaBug@piefed.social 3 points 9 months ago I'm assuming ceramics to the rescue? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BandanaBug@piefed.social 3 points 9 months ago I'm assuming ceramics to the rescue? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] 24_at_the_withers@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago I don't know, but the Ivanpah solar power station near Primm NV, which is a set of three molten salt towers is reportedly getting decommissioned, removed, and replaced with PV panels. Word is PV technology had improved in efficiency and stopped in cost enough that the whole molten salt thing is no longer economically viable, at least in comparison. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] brbposting@sh.itjust.works 3 points 9 months ago :D Something all the way down something permalink fedilink source parent
[–] stormeuh@lemmy.world 12 points 9 months ago (1 child) And zapping birds! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] fartographer@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago They did fix that pretty quickly, but what a classic mad scientist blunder that would turn a well meaning researcher into a villain in any action hero film. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] fartographer@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago They did fix that pretty quickly, but what a classic mad scientist blunder that would turn a well meaning researcher into a villain in any action hero film. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Redjard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 9 months ago And some fusion is direct to current in coils. The z-pinch style approaches mainly. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] psud@aussie.zone 2 points 9 months ago My local solar steam generator was shut down years ago as it was no longer worth testing direct reflector material anymore — even if they had gotten perfect reflectivity they couldn't compete with photovoltaics anymore permalink fedilink source parent
