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Why aren't more people researching ways to better store and utilize solar energy so that it could potentially be a viable alternative to currently existing power sources? The fact that there's an infinite amount of light across the universe would seemingly make it an incredibly promising power source (especially in fields such as space travel) right? Are we actively trying to find more effective ways of storing and utilizing it or have we hit some kind of limit in terms of progress we can make with the technology we have available at the moment?

>> No.11869513

>>11869499
lmao just make better batteries amma rite? It’s that easy.

>> No.11869535

>>11869499
many companies are actually researching batteries; so actually it gets attention it deserves

>> No.11870244

>>11869499
If you buy into efficient market theory, then its already at near full capacity for the level of money its put into. If you want want to put more money into it to get more people, there needs to be an active herculean effort. I mean Tesla is doing a HUGE service by itself in promoting solar/electric/battery shits as alternative to power plants, but they have a huge political/local monopoly/general ignorance/apathy to fight

>> No.11870262

We have to go nuclear, its more efficient.

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>>11869499
>infinite amount of light across the universe
First off, no.
Second off, as the distance r of the source increases, the amount of light reaching the panel is divided by the distance squared, with the very large distances in space this almost comparatively nullifies any energy from light cast away in a sphere i e from stars.