The problem solar panels have had to date is that they are more expensive than coal power ($3/W to $1/W). This is only really a problem of scale and funding though as is proven by the Nanosolar Powersheet which won the Popular Science Green Tech Grand Award for 2007. While they are no more efficient than the current solar cells,
I hope everyone that was celebrating holidays had a great time. With 42C heat New Years in Melbourne was as much an endurance event as a celebration (110F for the unmetricated). The music industry did not enjoy a Merry Christmas with revenues down 20% over the last holiday season. The reasons for this will surprise no-one. A move to online
I had to laugh today when I read Gawker Media is going to pay performance bonuses to Bloggers on their network based on the traffic the drive to the site makes me really sit back and ask why?