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Posted By idyll 1 year, 4 months ago in Science & Technology
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Nicole Kuepper has developed a simple, cheap way of producing solar cells in a pizza oven that could eventually bring power and light to the 2 billion people in the world who lack electricity.

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    ameliog1 year, 4 months ago

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    I'd settle for a pizza created in a solar powered oven, but this is appealing in its own right. Kudos for ingenuity and creativity. Poor countries stand to benefit greatly from cheap solar.

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      UnusualSuspect1 year, 4 months ago

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      Agreed...creativity and thinking outside of the box do have its rewards...!

      Congrats to her!

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      Nowalive1 year, 4 months ago

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      Try this one. I submitted this 3 months ago.

      http://www.homestead.org/ChrisDevaney/NanosolarCells/SolarCells.htm

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        ameliog1 year, 4 months ago

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        Very nice. Let's innovate and create clean power. Wind and sun are quite appealing but the energy companies haven't figured out how to control it, or profit mightily from it. They will.

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          tiredofwhiners1 year, 4 months ago

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          I heard about nanotechnology solar panels promising to replace coal/gas/oil fired power plants. That would be great. I like the questions and qualifications. Something optimists often don't consider. I wonder what the cost of the exotic materials are, such as gallium. Sometimes a greatly increased demand for a rare metal can increase the market price of it by a large amount.

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          soeasytohate1 year, 4 months ago

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          i wonder if the energy output smells like pizza. mmmmmm thats good energy

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            tiredofwhiners1 year, 4 months ago

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            I would like to start a pizza place and make solar panels when business is slow. Keep the employees busy.

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              soeasytohate1 year, 4 months ago

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              YEAH ID LIKE ONE LARGE SOLAR PANEL WITH THE WORKS, AND A 2 LITER OF PEPSI

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            tiredofwhiners1 year, 4 months ago

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            I look forward to the success of her pizza oven solar panels. Not mentioned were the reasons why it can't be scaled up faster. Pizza ovens are relatively cheap. I don't know about the materials.

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              heresusie1 year, 4 months ago

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              How can i build it ?
              I need a blue print

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                tiredofwhiners1 year, 4 months ago

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                The process is patented. Talk to the patentee.

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