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[Manhattan2]

We can improve the efficiency of a Solar panel solution by 300%

The answer for our energy needs is right above us. Conservation should always come first but then look to the sun which delivers enough energy in 1 day to power all of the worlds energy requirements for an entire year. This does not mean we suggest everyone put a solar panel on his or her roof. We actually think no one connected to the power grid should install a solar panel on his or her rooftop. Do away with the million solar roofs program. It is shinning a bad light on solar. Our Solar Transfer solution will be released shortly but in the meantime run the numbers yourself and say no to rooftop installation of solar panels. The precious material and panels should be placed in the center of a parabolic dish where the sun shines brighter and longer every day. The answer may be to look toward the Ocean but not in the way described in this article. If you have already installed Photovoltaic Solar Panels look into a Solar Transplant to improve your power gain and help the environment 3 times as much!

[Jim_Mattos]

Interesting proposition....

It's clear that you are no fan of what CitizenRE is trying to do to
make PV solar panels on a large portion of the population more
comon place. I'm not sure why you think that anyone 'on the
grid' would cause more problems then they are trying to
remedy???

But perhaps you can expand on your ideas about a parabolic
dish to harness the power of the sun so that we have a better
idea about what you are talking about rather then just teasing us
'future tech.' Perhaps you can supply the curious masses with a
link or two about what you are talking about.

You've tickled my curiosity, but I don't like to be tased without
some additonal information to substantiate a claim.

More info please!

[jsmith2007.lol]

Solar Transfer - The Explanation

IT'S ********. Manhattan2 always hog the comment section to BS about this terms so you'll google it and go to their website for who know what reason.

[chash360]

Say no to Centralization

Saying no to individual roof top installations is not the answer. There is no shortage of silicon on this planet. Centralized power production is not the most efficient because look at all the infrastructure required (power grid, maintenance of power lines, etc.) When you install your own power production you are no longer controlled by big energy, and you actually recover your cost. Big energy will gladly produce loads of power for as cheap as they can, then charge you up the wazu for it. Then look at things like storms and outages, not an issue if you produce your own power. Support Free, individual-distributed energy production, not centralized control.

[Manhattan2]

Not enough energy can be captured on a roof

The fixed angles of rooftops in Northern states are no place for photoviltaic panels. You cannot capture enough power for a low enough cost and you will always need the grid. Fix the grid! Power needs to be produced for the lowest cost with the highest gain and lowest CO2 emissions if we will ever have a true option for the future. Our solution does just that. Federal power generation with individual tax-free panel or mirror ownership. We don't really care how it gets done. We just know we have the final solution! You will always get twice the power capture in Arizona or Nevada than in Maine or Michigan. That doesn?t mean the Maine resident can?t go Solar. That resident simply goes solar at a co-located "United Solar Array". Remember the power does not get pushed across the country only the higher profits for the green investor. The power gets used by someone within 300 miles of the collectors or farther once the grid gets fixed. Economies of scale. Location, Location, Location, plus American ingenuity. Yes, we also feel, Google, Wal-Mart and others that have done rooftop installations have made a bad choice. They may be in the Al Gore reasoning mode of Public Relations importance over science and math!