▲ 226 ▼ Solar windows could harvest energy from sun and indoor light (www.ucl.ac.uk) submitted 1 month ago by Fossy@programming.dev to c/science@lemmy.world 59 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] umbrella@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 month ago (7 children) solar roadways would do that, but better! permalink fedilink source hideshow 7 child comments replies: [–] HubertManne@piefed.social 2 points 1 month ago yeah but windows don't get trode on. permalink fedilink source parent [–] queermunist@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 month ago (5 children) Driving on solar panels seems bad for them. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] umbrella@lemmy.ml -2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (4 children) but it's so cyberpunk and cool. want to see the youtube video where the guy claims it's gonna produce billions of gigabytes of electricity for free? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] roofuskit@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago (1 child) Lol, gigabytes. I think autocorrect might have bit you. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] umbrella@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) i'm just being cheeky lmao permalink fedilink source parent [–] SpacetimeMachine@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 child) "for free" excluding the insane installation fee (including the economic hit from having to close all those roads while they are being installed) and the insane maintenance costs of keeping the ground under cars clean enough for the panels to be efficient? It makes far more sense to replace all of the farmland that we are currently growing corn for ethanol on, with solar panels. Not only would the farmers be making free money, we would also generate more electricity than America currently uses. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] village604@adultswim.fan 2 points 1 month ago You don't even need to replace the farm land. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] HubertManne@piefed.social 2 points 1 month ago yeah but windows don't get trode on. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] queermunist@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 month ago (5 children) Driving on solar panels seems bad for them. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] umbrella@lemmy.ml -2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (4 children) but it's so cyberpunk and cool. want to see the youtube video where the guy claims it's gonna produce billions of gigabytes of electricity for free? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] roofuskit@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago (1 child) Lol, gigabytes. I think autocorrect might have bit you. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] umbrella@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) i'm just being cheeky lmao permalink fedilink source parent [–] SpacetimeMachine@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 child) "for free" excluding the insane installation fee (including the economic hit from having to close all those roads while they are being installed) and the insane maintenance costs of keeping the ground under cars clean enough for the panels to be efficient? It makes far more sense to replace all of the farmland that we are currently growing corn for ethanol on, with solar panels. Not only would the farmers be making free money, we would also generate more electricity than America currently uses. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] village604@adultswim.fan 2 points 1 month ago You don't even need to replace the farm land. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] umbrella@lemmy.ml -2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (4 children) but it's so cyberpunk and cool. want to see the youtube video where the guy claims it's gonna produce billions of gigabytes of electricity for free? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] roofuskit@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago (1 child) Lol, gigabytes. I think autocorrect might have bit you. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] umbrella@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) i'm just being cheeky lmao permalink fedilink source parent [–] SpacetimeMachine@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 child) "for free" excluding the insane installation fee (including the economic hit from having to close all those roads while they are being installed) and the insane maintenance costs of keeping the ground under cars clean enough for the panels to be efficient? It makes far more sense to replace all of the farmland that we are currently growing corn for ethanol on, with solar panels. Not only would the farmers be making free money, we would also generate more electricity than America currently uses. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] village604@adultswim.fan 2 points 1 month ago You don't even need to replace the farm land. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] roofuskit@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago (1 child) Lol, gigabytes. I think autocorrect might have bit you. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] umbrella@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) i'm just being cheeky lmao permalink fedilink source parent
[–] umbrella@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) i'm just being cheeky lmao permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SpacetimeMachine@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 child) "for free" excluding the insane installation fee (including the economic hit from having to close all those roads while they are being installed) and the insane maintenance costs of keeping the ground under cars clean enough for the panels to be efficient? It makes far more sense to replace all of the farmland that we are currently growing corn for ethanol on, with solar panels. Not only would the farmers be making free money, we would also generate more electricity than America currently uses. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] village604@adultswim.fan 2 points 1 month ago You don't even need to replace the farm land. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] village604@adultswim.fan 2 points 1 month ago You don't even need to replace the farm land. permalink fedilink source parent