Thursday, March 01, 2007
Jump-Starting Solar Energy
The potential of solar energy remains unfulfilled.
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A design for a satellite solar-power station proposed by the consultancy Arthur D. Little. The satellite would stay in synchronous Earth orbit for a clear view of the Sun; energy from the panels would be beamed to an antenna on Earth via microwaves.
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In October 1973, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries raised oil prices by 70 percent; by December, it had raised prices an additional 130 percent, and its Arab members embargoed oil shipments to the United States.
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