By J I Thacker reporting from the front line of the climate emergency
A new prototype solar panel from the Technical Institute of Copenhagen (TIC) promises to be a game changer for renewable energy prospects.
“Hitherto, daily and seasonal intermittency has been a killer for solar panels,” says Rickard Pierrot of TIC, one of the team behind the invention. “Only an idiot would make solar a major part of energy infrastructure in a developed country. But NightShine answers the sceptics, and then some.”
Pierrot first had the idea for his invention when he read a story about diesel generators masquerading as solar panels in Spain to claim the over-generous subsidies. The scheme was only rumbled when the “solar panels” continued to feed power into the grid at night time.
“What if solar panels could work at night?” Pierrot wondered. “At first, I thought of charging enormous batteries and then using them to generate light to shine back on themselves. But that was a dumb idea.” He laughs and sips his soya latte. “You might as well just send the battery power to the grid. Why illuminate the panels?”
His next idea was a true lightbulb moment. “Traditional solar panels work by intercepting photons. Naturally the Earth is opaque to photons, so at night the panels are useless. But the Sun emits another kind of particle that shines right through the Earth, even at night: solar neutrinos.”
The only problem for the team was finding a material that would intercept a particle that is extremely reluctant to interact with any ordinary matter. “Neutrinos only interact via the weak force,” Pierrot explains, demonstrating a salt-shaker dodging around a pepper mill. “That means you have to bring the neutrino extremely close to another particle before they notice each other. But what not a lot of people know is that although neutrinos pass through the Earth, they do change on their way through – a bit like the way white light is changed into a rainbow as it passes through a triangular prism.”
Keying in on this relationship, Pierrot was able to theorise a molecular structure that would be partly opaque to neutrinos, based on the precise orientation and atomic spacing of the lattice. A materials scientist at Bologna University produced a prototype to that specification that, according to Pierrot, “caught 10% of solar neutrinos in at least one of the three flavours.” He laughs. “Personally I like vanilla!”
The NightShine solar panel is still in its testing phase at the moment. The magical material may still be a trade secret, but we know it is expensive, and the panel’s lifetime is uncertain. But Pierrot is confident he’s onto a winner. “If we can catch 10% now, in ten years we’ll be able to catch 30%. This technology has the potential to be a game-changer in the fight against climate heating. By the way, are you single? You have the most incredible blue eyes!”
Pierrot’s work was funded by, among others, the European Union Onion Growers’ Union (EUOGU).
Yeah, the climate change catastrophe is really amusing. What an awful thing to joke about. You should be ashamed.
If you’re not kidding, please provide some evidence of catastrophic change.
I’m sure the Chinese have already hacked the Bolognesi and know all about this exciting technology.😉
Another idea is to put the solar panels on a plane that has a really long extension cord. The plane can fly around the world and always be in the sun! It then sends the electricity down through extension cord to your hime.
The same thing could be accomplished with existing technology using streetcars. (In German, railendingdingsparkenmacher).
If neutrinos can pass through the entire Earth, it must take an extremely efficient material to intercept them within a reasonable thickness. This will probably not add much energy to that produced by solar panels during daylight hours.
Today, the Carbon Tax increased in Canada and our idiot Members of Parliament received a big pay raise.
“April Fools!”, on all of us. Sadly, this is NOT a joke.
A few days ago, The Supremes (aka The Supreme Court of Canada, aka a bunch of illiterate Liberal stooges) approved the constitutionality of the federal Carbon Tax. For anyone who can read, the Carbon Tax is not remotely constitutional – it is a huge usurpation of provincial powers.
Some papers print climate articles on April 1:
https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-life/life/greenpage/climate-crisis-gives-birth-to-fear-uncertainty-574110372.html
This was an easy one to spot.
I got done earlier today about the World Chess Champion retiring after an unusual sequence of events, but like so much in the global warming scam, you only need some basic science to lay this story to rest.
Nice one, Centurion.
Have any big names fallen for it? I feel like pointing and laughing.
“only an idiot” would design “solar” panels that only work when Sol is shining. I love it.
The search for the Global-Warming dissolving Perpetual Motion Machine continues in the minds of the April Fools’ Day Warmistas.
How about a solar panel that will produce useful energy from gravitons?
AOC wants those for her own “deal”.
What should also be emphasized is that this article is peer reviewed, naturally, by all the best buddies (peers) of the person that wrote the article.
and 22 and some hrs ago was april 1st
lol
but i BET some greentards fell for it
Beautiful!
Here’s the only thing that made sense in the article:
From the article: ““Hitherto, daily and seasonal intermittency has been a killer for solar panels,” says Rickard Pierrot of TIC, one of the team behind the invention. “Only an idiot would make solar a major part of energy infrastructure in a developed country. But NightShine answers the sceptics, and then some.”
Yes, only an idiot would make solar a major part of energy structure, without NightShine.
With VERY deep pockets, adding a battery system to absorb the entire production of a solar system, for each day, would make even the most unruly solar useful during peak hours.
The cost of GENERATING the electricity would be about 6 c/kWh, all financing shenanigans included.
The cost of passing it through the battery system, at a 17% loss, DC to AC, would be about 20 c/kWh, for a total of 26 c/kWh, wholesale, no financing shenanigans included.
APPLE has a 25-y PPA, $848 million, for the production of 130 MW of a 280 MW solar system on 2,900 acres, of the California Flats.
https://www.windtaskforce.org/profiles/blogs/high-costs-of-wind-solar-and-battery-systems
This URL has a discussion of the financing and subsidies. A very complicated situation.
https://energyathaas.wordpress.com/2015/03/02/why-did-apple-pay-so-much-for-130-mw-of-solar-is-google-part-of-the-answer/
Peak output, at midday, about 0.8 x 130 = 104 MW
Apple will be adding 85 Tesla Li-ion Megapacks, 119 MW, to store 240 MWh, about $114 million, at $475/kWh AC.
Megapack; capacity 1.4 MW/2.82 MWh; size 23 ft 5 in x 5 ft 3 in; weight 51,000 lb
Megapacks, fully assembled, include battery modules, bi-directional inverters, a thermal management system, an AC main breaker and controls at about $300/kWh, FOB, to which are added the costs for land, shipping, site preparation, erection, test operation, etc., to arrive at a turnkey capital cost of about $450 – $500 per kWh.
The battery system would act as a grid stabilizer, and store midday solar electricity for use during late afternoon/early evening hours, when peak demands occur.
https://www.fool.com/investing/2021/04/01/apple-is-building-a-massive-battery-storage-projec/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tesla_Megapack
Sad think is Biden and AOC would probably try to fund it.