Comments on: Sun Station: The Free Solar Charging Station http://cleantechnica.com/2009/02/03/sun-station-the-free-solar-charging-station/ Clean Tech News & Views: Solar Energy News. Wind Energy News. EV News. & More. Sat, 26 May 2012 00:15:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Uncle B http://cleantechnica.com/2009/02/03/sun-station-the-free-solar-charging-station/#comment-4937 Uncle B Fri, 29 May 2009 20:00:27 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=2076#comment-4937 Just imagine, after a major grid black-out, bus stops with lights on, traffic lights still blazing away on their day-time charges, hallways and stair-cases lit up like Christmas trees, all thanks to LED's better batteries and really good solar cells! Even my lawn lights would still be ablaze! Fantastic. We are entering a new age, a better age, and a less crippled by the corporate overlords age. I like it! Just imagine, after a major grid black-out, bus stops with lights on, traffic lights still blazing away on their day-time charges, hallways and stair-cases lit up like Christmas trees, all thanks to LED’s better batteries and really good solar cells! Even my lawn lights would still be ablaze! Fantastic. We are entering a new age, a better age, and a less crippled by the corporate overlords age. I like it!

]]> By: Uncle B http://cleantechnica.com/2009/02/03/sun-station-the-free-solar-charging-station/#comment-22200 Uncle B Fri, 29 May 2009 20:00:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=2076#comment-22200 Just imagine, after a major grid black-out, bus stops with lights on, traffic lights still blazing away on their day-time charges, hallways and stair-cases lit up like Christmas trees, all thanks to LED's better batteries and really good solar cells! Even my lawn lights would still be ablaze! Fantastic. We are entering a new age, a better age, and a less crippled by the corporate overlords age. I like it! Just imagine, after a major grid black-out, bus stops with lights on, traffic lights still blazing away on their day-time charges, hallways and stair-cases lit up like Christmas trees, all thanks to LED’s better batteries and really good solar cells! Even my lawn lights would still be ablaze! Fantastic. We are entering a new age, a better age, and a less crippled by the corporate overlords age. I like it!

]]> By: Eric http://cleantechnica.com/2009/02/03/sun-station-the-free-solar-charging-station/#comment-4936 Eric Thu, 05 Feb 2009 01:55:58 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=2076#comment-4936 You are missing the point. Small solar system are 'distributed generation' power systems, no, or very little, transmission required. Even with a small battery to store power, for cloudy days or at night, this type of application could be very sensible. For example, off grid bus stop shelters could have lighting without tearing up the street, and without the associated costs to run power lines. You are missing the point. Small solar system are ‘distributed generation’ power systems, no, or very little, transmission required. Even with a small battery to store power, for cloudy days or at night, this type of application could be very sensible. For example, off grid bus stop shelters could have lighting without tearing up the street, and without the associated costs to run power lines.

]]> By: Eric http://cleantechnica.com/2009/02/03/sun-station-the-free-solar-charging-station/#comment-22199 Eric Thu, 05 Feb 2009 01:55:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=2076#comment-22199 You are missing the point. Small solar system are 'distributed generation' power systems, no, or very little, transmission required. Even with a small battery to store power, for cloudy days or at night, this type of application could be very sensible. For example, off grid bus stop shelters could have lighting without tearing up the street, and without the associated costs to run power lines. You are missing the point. Small solar system are ‘distributed generation’ power systems, no, or very little, transmission required. Even with a small battery to store power, for cloudy days or at night, this type of application could be very sensible. For example, off grid bus stop shelters could have lighting without tearing up the street, and without the associated costs to run power lines.

]]> By: David Diez http://cleantechnica.com/2009/02/03/sun-station-the-free-solar-charging-station/#comment-4934 David Diez Wed, 04 Feb 2009 21:15:41 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=2076#comment-4934 "It theoretically can provide 84 MW of energy" Perhaps this was supposed to be 84 W? 84 MW is impossible but 84 W would be consistent with about a single square meter of solar cells. I would give good odds on a bet that the production and installation of the station would, in the end, provide more environmental costs than benefits (even if only CO2 emissions are considered). So many of these so-called green or sustainable products seem to be trendy and, when looking at their life-cycle environmental damage, worse than traditional practices. “It theoretically can provide 84 MW of energy”

Perhaps this was supposed to be 84 W? 84 MW is impossible but 84 W would be consistent with about a single square meter of solar cells.

I would give good odds on a bet that the production and installation of the station would, in the end, provide more environmental costs than benefits (even if only CO2 emissions are considered). So many of these so-called green or sustainable products seem to be trendy and, when looking at their life-cycle environmental damage, worse than traditional practices.

]]> By: David Diez http://cleantechnica.com/2009/02/03/sun-station-the-free-solar-charging-station/#comment-22198 David Diez Wed, 04 Feb 2009 21:15:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=2076#comment-22198 "It theoretically can provide 84 MW of energy" Perhaps this was supposed to be 84 W? 84 MW is impossible but 84 W would be consistent with about a single square meter of solar cells. I would give good odds on a bet that the production and installation of the station would, in the end, provide more environmental costs than benefits (even if only CO2 emissions are considered). So many of these so-called green or sustainable products seem to be trendy and, when looking at their life-cycle environmental damage, worse than traditional practices. “It theoretically can provide 84 MW of energy”

Perhaps this was supposed to be 84 W? 84 MW is impossible but 84 W would be consistent with about a single square meter of solar cells.

I would give good odds on a bet that the production and installation of the station would, in the end, provide more environmental costs than benefits (even if only CO2 emissions are considered). So many of these so-called green or sustainable products seem to be trendy and, when looking at their life-cycle environmental damage, worse than traditional practices.

]]> By: Ariel Schwartz http://cleantechnica.com/2009/02/03/sun-station-the-free-solar-charging-station/#comment-4935 Ariel Schwartz Wed, 04 Feb 2009 17:27:25 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=2076#comment-4935 David - You're right, and I just changed the number to 84 W. Production and installation would probably take a hefty environmental toll, as well, but I do like the idea of a free solar charging station in a public place. David – You’re right, and I just changed the number to 84 W. Production and installation would probably take a hefty environmental toll, as well, but I do like the idea of a free solar charging station in a public place.

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