Re: the authority of the marketplace

[Andrew Crystall]

On 17 Jul 2001, at 20:51, Dan Minette wrote:

<snip (about solar power)>
>   Projecting this type of improvement, we might have a competative
>   power 
> system in 50 years.  We may also hit the slow part of the growth
> curve.  My guess is that a fundamental breakthrough (like transistors
> replacing vacume tubes) will be needed for effective solar power. That

Lessie..you mean like growing them in zero-G, where you can get 
pannels which are AT LEAST 3-4 times as efficient, and some 
trials suggest as much as 7-8 times....

Amdy
Dawn Falcon