Comments on: Sunrgi claims bargain-basement power prices from new solar concentrator design http://green.venturebeat.com/2008/04/29/sunrgi-claims-bargain-basement-power-prices-from-new-solar-concentrator-design/ News About Tech, Money and Innovation Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:13:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: gimmiegets http://green.venturebeat.com/2008/04/29/sunrgi-claims-bargain-basement-power-prices-from-new-solar-concentrator-design/comment-page-1/#comment-831058 gimmiegets Tue, 14 Oct 2008 00:36:00 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/?p=91627#comment-831058 bargain or not, it will be far too long before mainstream usage is in place. bargain or not, it will be far too long before mainstream usage is in place.

]]> By: Stewart Stockwell http://green.venturebeat.com/2008/04/29/sunrgi-claims-bargain-basement-power-prices-from-new-solar-concentrator-design/comment-page-1/#comment-823933 Stewart Stockwell Tue, 05 Aug 2008 05:54:01 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/?p=91627#comment-823933 You can't get out of a system more power than is put in - the laws of thermodynamics still hold. Let me see now "heat" - that's another form of energy/power isn't it. If that heat is lost than the efficiency of the system is greatly diminished and this technology sure produces a lot of heat. A PV cell that is just one square centimeter in size is not going to produce a viable quantity of power. Just like the "pop a pill in the fuel tank" scam of Firepower it just ain't gonna happen. You can’t get out of a system more power than is put in – the laws of thermodynamics still hold. Let me see now “heat” – that’s another form of energy/power isn’t it. If that heat is lost than the efficiency of the system is greatly diminished and this technology sure produces a lot of heat. A PV cell that is just one square centimeter in size is not going to produce a viable quantity of power. Just like the “pop a pill in the fuel tank” scam of Firepower it just ain’t gonna happen.

]]> By: mehmet emin http://green.venturebeat.com/2008/04/29/sunrgi-claims-bargain-basement-power-prices-from-new-solar-concentrator-design/comment-page-1/#comment-816857 mehmet emin Fri, 13 Jun 2008 19:56:28 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/?p=91627#comment-816857 solar enerji manifaktor ı want solar enerji manifaktor ı want

]]> By: Massive Oil Deposit could Increase US reserves by 10x - Page 9 - U.S. Politics Online: A Political Discussion Forum http://green.venturebeat.com/2008/04/29/sunrgi-claims-bargain-basement-power-prices-from-new-solar-concentrator-design/comment-page-1/#comment-815545 Massive Oil Deposit could Increase US reserves by 10x - Page 9 - U.S. Politics Online: A Political Discussion Forum Mon, 02 Jun 2008 17:26:28 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/?p=91627#comment-815545 [...] by SUNRGI are true, then this is the breakthrough we have been waiting for regarding solar energy. Sunrgi claims bargain-basement power prices from new solar concentrator design [...] by SUNRGI are true, then this is the breakthrough we have been waiting for regarding solar energy. Sunrgi claims bargain-basement power prices from new solar concentrator design

]]> By: GeoIsla » Start-up announces extreme solar cells http://green.venturebeat.com/2008/04/29/sunrgi-claims-bargain-basement-power-prices-from-new-solar-concentrator-design/comment-page-1/#comment-813010 GeoIsla » Start-up announces extreme solar cells Tue, 13 May 2008 23:42:56 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/?p=91627#comment-813010 [...] solution involves “goop–or at least that’s what GreenTechMedia quotes Paul Sidlo, a co-founder and partner at [...] [...] solution involves “goop–or at least that’s what GreenTechMedia quotes Paul Sidlo, a co-founder and partner at [...]

]]> By: Steve http://green.venturebeat.com/2008/04/29/sunrgi-claims-bargain-basement-power-prices-from-new-solar-concentrator-design/comment-page-1/#comment-807469 Steve Thu, 01 May 2008 01:13:27 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/?p=91627#comment-807469 Single family systems could also co-generate hot water via pipes in the PV heatsink. Single family systems could also co-generate hot water via pipes in the PV heatsink.

]]> By: Wil http://green.venturebeat.com/2008/04/29/sunrgi-claims-bargain-basement-power-prices-from-new-solar-concentrator-design/comment-page-1/#comment-806821 Wil Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:55:38 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/?p=91627#comment-806821 I hope that they can actually gets some units sold and out the door before some anti-solar group can buy them up and close them down. I have been hearing claims like this for decades, and even when it is proven to work, it just disappears… I hope that they can actually gets some units sold and out the door before some anti-solar group can buy them up and close them down. I have been hearing claims like this for decades, and even when it is proven to work, it just disappears…

]]> By: Mel http://green.venturebeat.com/2008/04/29/sunrgi-claims-bargain-basement-power-prices-from-new-solar-concentrator-design/comment-page-1/#comment-806670 Mel Tue, 29 Apr 2008 16:36:38 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/?p=91627#comment-806670 Top of my head (I'm no expert), but if they were to pass the heat from the cell through a peltier junction on its way to the cooling side of the heat sink, then they would be able to generate electricity during the cooling process as well. I've been wondering if such a process would work with Nano Solar's thin film units. Kind of a Solar Light / Solar Thermal hybrid. Top of my head (I’m no expert), but if they were to pass the heat from the cell through a peltier junction on its way to the cooling side of the heat sink, then they would be able to generate electricity during the cooling process as well.

I’ve been wondering if such a process would work with Nano Solar’s thin film units.

Kind of a Solar Light / Solar Thermal hybrid.

]]> By: Sunrgi: Concentrating Solar Claims « Earth2Tech http://green.venturebeat.com/2008/04/29/sunrgi-claims-bargain-basement-power-prices-from-new-solar-concentrator-design/comment-page-1/#comment-806648 Sunrgi: Concentrating Solar Claims « Earth2Tech Tue, 29 Apr 2008 14:59:24 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/?p=91627#comment-806648 [...] am in Startups A solar startup building solar concentrating systems is coming out of a stealth in time for the National Energy Marketers Association convention today and claiming some really incredible figures. Los Angeles-based newcomer Sunrgi says it can use [...] [...] am in Startups A solar startup building solar concentrating systems is coming out of a stealth in time for the National Energy Marketers Association convention today and claiming some really incredible figures. Los Angeles-based newcomer Sunrgi says it can use [...]

]]> By: Greentech Media: Green Light » Blog Archive » The Morning Feedstock http://green.venturebeat.com/2008/04/29/sunrgi-claims-bargain-basement-power-prices-from-new-solar-concentrator-design/comment-page-1/#comment-806633 Greentech Media: Green Light » Blog Archive » The Morning Feedstock Tue, 29 Apr 2008 13:54:40 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/?p=91627#comment-806633 [...] Sunrgi, a Hollywood-based (really?) CPV startup is making some pretty substantial LCOE claims, pegging its cost to around $0.05-$0.07/kWh. The company claims its “Xtreme Concentrated Photovoltaics” (you can tell they’re from LA), [...] [...] Sunrgi, a Hollywood-based (really?) CPV startup is making some pretty substantial LCOE claims, pegging its cost to around $0.05-$0.07/kWh. The company claims its “Xtreme Concentrated Photovoltaics” (you can tell they’re from LA), [...]

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