PV Gap

Maurice Said:

solar cells supplying power?

We Answered:

Hey go here
http://home.howstuffworks.com/home-improvement/energy-efficiency/question418.htm

Carrie Said:

Do you prefer nuclear power or windmills and solar cells?

We Answered:

All of the above. Anything that frees us up from OPEC and allows nations to be islands to themselves with their OWN culture and laws.

There are actually clean ways to deal with nuclear energy. Most of the radioactive stuff in the waste can be transformed into more waste, and the rest can be encased in glass and buried under the sea. Members of the Sierra Club actually made this illegal, not because it was unsafe, but because it could increase population. Population control is the agenda, so they would rather us burn fossil fuels for power due to their expense and declining supply. Creating artificial limits on what can be used forces people to breed less and use less.

The big problem is transportation. I don't think we will see any nuclear cars any time soon. Maybe electric ones with solar panels, and some power being created by braking, wind resistance, and heat. But such a car would be price prohibited, and would lack the power so many are used to. And I don't see why, even with current technology, that we have to use a piston engine. To me, it seems like 4 stroke engines are more wasteful than 2-stroke engines, and a Wankel engine (rotor engine) would seem more efficient. Every stroke would result in power. Maybe they could design a diesel Wankel engine and use a catalytic converter and smog technology with it.

And maybe they should design a lower speed road system for smaller and lighter weight cars. Then there would be roads for golf carts, go-karts, velomobiles, solar cars, etc., and with lower safety requirements to allow thin and light vehicle shells.

Kathleen Said:

What angle do solar cells get the most power and WHY?

We Answered:

Ideally you want it 90 degrees to the sun but, unless you have a rotating array you won't always have that. The next best, I think, is at the median range of the sun's angle of incidence, half way through it's travel.

90 degrees has the highest intensity because the radiation is least dispersed. Hope that's what's wanted.