▲ 637 ▼ Nuclear fusion reaction releases almost twice the energy put in (www.newscientist.com) submitted 2 years ago by throwaway389430@lemmy.cafe to c/news@lemmy.world 344 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Assman@sh.itjust.works 29 points 2 years ago (1 child) *minus the energy needed to make, maintain, and replace solar panels. I support more solar installations, just calling out it isn't free power. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] rockSlayer@lemmy.world 19 points 2 years ago (2 children) As more solar is installed, the less power input we need to provide. There will be a point where all solar power required to make a solar panel will be produced by solar panels permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] learningduck@programming.dev 7 points 2 years ago As more solar panels are installed, more material and maintenance are required. They deteriorate over time, and require large physical areas. I guess at that point, each panel needs to be extremely efficient to limit the space, extremely durable, made of cheap materials, easily recyclable into another panel. permalink fedilink source parent [+] Assman@sh.itjust.works -6 points 2 years ago (1 child) Right so No energy input on our part Is clearly false permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] rockSlayer@lemmy.world 18 points 2 years ago I give the comment a pass because it's pretty obvious hyperbole permalink fedilink source parent
[–] rockSlayer@lemmy.world 19 points 2 years ago (2 children) As more solar is installed, the less power input we need to provide. There will be a point where all solar power required to make a solar panel will be produced by solar panels permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] learningduck@programming.dev 7 points 2 years ago As more solar panels are installed, more material and maintenance are required. They deteriorate over time, and require large physical areas. I guess at that point, each panel needs to be extremely efficient to limit the space, extremely durable, made of cheap materials, easily recyclable into another panel. permalink fedilink source parent [+] Assman@sh.itjust.works -6 points 2 years ago (1 child) Right so No energy input on our part Is clearly false permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] rockSlayer@lemmy.world 18 points 2 years ago I give the comment a pass because it's pretty obvious hyperbole permalink fedilink source parent
[–] learningduck@programming.dev 7 points 2 years ago As more solar panels are installed, more material and maintenance are required. They deteriorate over time, and require large physical areas. I guess at that point, each panel needs to be extremely efficient to limit the space, extremely durable, made of cheap materials, easily recyclable into another panel. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] Assman@sh.itjust.works -6 points 2 years ago (1 child) Right so No energy input on our part Is clearly false permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] rockSlayer@lemmy.world 18 points 2 years ago I give the comment a pass because it's pretty obvious hyperbole permalink fedilink source parent
[–] rockSlayer@lemmy.world 18 points 2 years ago I give the comment a pass because it's pretty obvious hyperbole permalink fedilink source parent