KillingButterflies

Chuck Vaughn aa6g at aa6g.org
Wed Oct 7 14:01:35 EDT 1998


> Mike Soukup wrote:
> 
> > Nice thought....but, once again, nothing is without consequence.
> > Thousands of acres of habitat in So. Cal. has been destroyed by
> > "Silicon  Valley" in the quest to create the technology needed for the
> > digital camera.

Roger C. KENDRICK wrote:

> Don't they have a wee bit of sunshine in Silicon Valley - Makes me think they
> could use some photovoltaic cells to put the sunshine to work (convert the
> factory roof to be a energy provider) instead of relying on more traditional
> electrical power.

This is sort of OT but first, Silicon Valley is in Northern California...an
important point for those of us who live here <vbg> and we don't get quite as
much sun as the south does. But more importantly, photovoltaic cells are
extremely inefficient. You couldn't fit enough cells on a typical city lot to
power your home let alone a business trying to power all the equipment many have.

Chuck Vaughn <aa6g at aa6g.org>


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