A recent article forwarded from my compatriot at TerraShares, John Atkins, gives hope to the belief that technology might help us get a handle on our energy consumption. Solar panel development company, Nanosolar, has just raised the bar on manufacturing solar thin film panels.Using "ink" and printing techniques they are able to better panel manufacturing speed significantly. It's a big difference and the kind of quantum change we need in the renewable inventory to reduce our fossil fuel consumption. There is no question that conservation, by itself, is not going to get us out of our energy bind. A recent TVA study shows that, with current renewable resources fully deployed, demand side load still requires better than 65% fossil fuels to meet projected demand. New and disruptive technology therefore is the target. If Lamar Alexander's Manhattan Project grows any teeth we might just get a chance to brighten our children's future without burning the place down in the process.
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