hammeredtrout1
hammeredtrout1 t1_ixwi9sf wrote
Reply to comment by littleMAS in Record efficiency of 26.81% for large silicon solar cells by Wagamaga
I think it means there’s lots of room for further efficiency improvements. And solar is already the cheapest way to produce energy…imagine what will happen if efficiency continues to rise
hammeredtrout1 t1_ixwhyof wrote
Reply to comment by thatfreshjive in Record efficiency of 26.81% for large silicon solar cells by Wagamaga
I highly doubt they would share photos of the tech, it seems like pretty valuable IP
hammeredtrout1 t1_ixe5v79 wrote
Reply to Domino’s Pizza will soon have 800 electric vehicles for delivery drivers by redingerforcongress
This is awesome. I wish more companies would be like dominoes and actually invest in sustainability instead of just talking about it
hammeredtrout1 t1_iwjjqaq wrote
Reply to Apple will begin sourcing chips from a plant in Arizona and from Europe in a major supply chain shift away from China, CEO Tim Cook told employees by flyingdutchgirll
I feel like this is to avoid tariffs, right? Maybe an unforeseen benefit of the CHIPS Act?
hammeredtrout1 t1_ivmmrd7 wrote
Reply to comment by Spirited-Doughnut520 in Tesla Recalls 40,000 Vehicles Over Potential Power Steering Failure by Additional-Two-7312
Yeah you’re spreading misinformation. This is not true
hammeredtrout1 t1_itvqqoz wrote
Reply to Microsoft says the global energy crisis can cost the company $800 million more in energy costs this year by chrisdh79
Ignoring the post - but MSFT’s recent earnings are wild. Azure makes up >50% of their total revenue - MSFT is a cloud computing company now, with everything else (teams, windows, office, Xbox) are side bets.
I wonder if their insistence on grouping windows with Xbox is actually obfuscating how well theyre doing with gaming (laptop demand is struggling massively worldwide)
hammeredtrout1 t1_ixx5fg3 wrote
Reply to comment by BuzzBadpants in Record efficiency of 26.81% for large silicon solar cells by Wagamaga
No they’re not. Energy cost is measured in price per megawatt hour - how much it costs to produce x amount of energy. Increasing efficiency is a major way of reducing cost, and solar has become cheaper than any other source not only because it’s cheaper to produce, but it is more efficient