teddy78 t1_iqy4lfb wrote on October 3, 2022 at 11:09 PM

Reply to comment by jdmetz in Solar power world record broken with ‘miracle material’ by NickDanger3di

Agreed. It’s a total apple to oranges comparison.

treletraj t1_iqyh99x wrote on October 4, 2022 at 12:48 AM

Ima Apples to Mangos guy myself.

IActuallyMadeThatUp t1_iqywnyk wrote on October 4, 2022 at 2:44 AM

Classy fella

TreTrepidation t1_iqz0fyh wrote on October 4, 2022 at 3:15 AM

More like apples to the internal combustion engine.

GarugasRevenge t1_iqyxl9o wrote on October 4, 2022 at 2:51 AM

You can convert W | VA to HP although there is a multiplier. I don't understand the comparison much either, as solar beats ICE in carbon footprint every time.

Wisdom_like_science t1_iqzkvxt wrote on October 4, 2022 at 7:00 AM

Probably because solar power is energy return over 20-25 years, while oil wells front load their energy return giving ~50% in the first year of operation.

So you are correct they aren't really comparable...which is a real problem for energy security and the viability of solar in EROI terms.

IcerizeDN t1_iqysxzw wrote on October 4, 2022 at 2:15 AM

Yeah but you can still compare them.

Andy802 t1_iqz27jf wrote on October 4, 2022 at 3:30 AM

More like apples to rocks. Sometimes they are both roundish.