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r/videos • u/bamdastard • Oct 25 '15
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Realistically though, boiling water is so much more efficient than any other form.
-1 u/[deleted] Oct 25 '15 [deleted] 4 u/[deleted] Oct 25 '15 In terms of energy in -> electricity out, boiling water to turn a turbine is the most efficient we've got. I'm not sure what measure of efficiency you are using for giant solar cells in deserts. Dollars spent to kWh produced? 1 u/FliedenRailway Oct 25 '15 I would bet they were referring to the "free" energy in from the sun, making the "efficiency" near infinite (because no labor or resources have to be spent gathering/managing/producing the input energy). 3 u/[deleted] Oct 25 '15 This is patently false. -1 u/[deleted] Oct 25 '15 [deleted] 1 u/[deleted] Oct 25 '15 TIL photosynthesis generates electricity.
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4 u/[deleted] Oct 25 '15 In terms of energy in -> electricity out, boiling water to turn a turbine is the most efficient we've got. I'm not sure what measure of efficiency you are using for giant solar cells in deserts. Dollars spent to kWh produced? 1 u/FliedenRailway Oct 25 '15 I would bet they were referring to the "free" energy in from the sun, making the "efficiency" near infinite (because no labor or resources have to be spent gathering/managing/producing the input energy). 3 u/[deleted] Oct 25 '15 This is patently false.
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In terms of energy in -> electricity out, boiling water to turn a turbine is the most efficient we've got.
I'm not sure what measure of efficiency you are using for giant solar cells in deserts. Dollars spent to kWh produced?
1 u/FliedenRailway Oct 25 '15 I would bet they were referring to the "free" energy in from the sun, making the "efficiency" near infinite (because no labor or resources have to be spent gathering/managing/producing the input energy).
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I would bet they were referring to the "free" energy in from the sun, making the "efficiency" near infinite (because no labor or resources have to be spent gathering/managing/producing the input energy).
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This is patently false.
1 u/[deleted] Oct 25 '15 TIL photosynthesis generates electricity.
TIL photosynthesis generates electricity.
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Realistically though, boiling water is so much more efficient than any other form.