The good news he is helping to prove what doesn't work and might happen upon something that does
On Sunday, July 27, 2014, Steve High <diamondweb...@gmail.com> wrote: > Given the powers-that-be that control government decision-making, it could > be that gullible investors are humanity's last best hope. Perhaps it would > be better to keep quiet about the elephant in the room. A real conundrum > > > On Sun, Jul 27, 2014 at 10:39 AM, Steve High <diamondweb...@gmail.com > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','diamondweb...@gmail.com');>> wrote: > >> Jones, the tragedy in this is, as you yourself have suggested on several >> occasions, Mills is probably a genius and effect he is exploring is >> probably real although not well explained (or maybe it is). His "product" >> is still far from ready for prime time. In a sane world the government >> would see the enormous potential in his work, and provide him with the same >> support it provides countless other nascent technological ideas that have >> life-saving potential. He shouldn't have to use sophisticated hucksterism >> to propel his work forward. Alas this is the same refrain we have spoken of >> a thousand times already. >> >> >> On Sun, Jul 27, 2014 at 10:08 AM, Jones Beene <jone...@pacbell.net >> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','jone...@pacbell.net');>> wrote: >> >>> *From:* Steve High >>> >>> >>> >>> At 1:31 of part 1 of his July 21 demonstration Mills tells us that in >>> order for the Sun Cell to produce 10 megawatts of electricity it will need >>> to create 25 megawatts of light energy, as the PV cells have a 40% >>> conversion ratio. I presume that will leave 15 megawatts to be dissipated >>> as heat (it has to go somewhere, right?) With that much heat wouldn't the >>> reactor itself nearly glow with the intensity of the sun? I'm just a simple >>> country doctor so probably I'm missing something. >>> >>> >>> >>> Steve – You probably do not take this too seriously, so you are not >>> missing the fact that it is not science – it is hucksterism with a dose of >>> sophistication. The “40%” conversion ratio should make it clear to anyone >>> who follows solar cells that Mills is blowing smoke. Affordable cells for >>> use in mass production are below 20% efficiency. The Boeing/Spectrolab >>> triple junction cells which have produced 40% on occasion are not available >>> at reasonable cost. And even if they become available - they are actually >>> rated for 32% continuous and are now extraordinarily expensive – 500 times >>> more than silicon per watt. NASA can pay that but can you? >>> >>> >>> >>> So instead of dissipating 15 megawatts to get 10, less the reprocessing >>> overhead (assuming that it works at all for more than a few days) it would >>> be closer to dissipating 40 MW to get 5… which isn’t bad if it were true. >>> >>> >>> >>> But given Mills’ track record, do not sign a check just yet. If history >>> is an indicator - you will never see it being sold. Mills has raked in a >>> few million more from a few more suckers, in this round of investment, and >>> in 2015 there will be something else. SunCell what? Maybe in a museum some >>> day. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >
