Solar power could be meeting the planet’s energy needs in twenty years, says famed inventor and futurologist Ray Kurzweil, the author of the books ‘The Singularity Is Near’ and ‘The Age of Intelligent Machines’. He’s also worked on the solar energy solution with Google Co-Founder Larry Page as part of a panel of experts convened by the National Association of Engineers to address the 14 “grand challenges of the 21st century,” including making solar energy more economical.
Speaking to Live Science, Kurzweil applies the Law of Accelerating Returns to explain his theory:
The reason why solar energy technologies will advance exponentially, Kurzweil said, is because it is an “information technology” (one for which we can measure the information content), and thereby subject to the Law of Accelerating Returns.
“We also see an exponential progression in the use of solar energy,” he said. “It is doubling now every two years. Doubling every two years means multiplying by 1,000 in 20 years. At that rate we’ll meet 100 percent of our energy needs in 20 years.”
Conversely, Jonathan Weber, writing for the London Times from a policy and economic point of view, sees the cheapness of coal, for the time being at least, as an impediment to the advance of solar power, keeping it as the technology “that’s just around the corner”.
To Whom It May Concern,
I am wriiting to you to say we have the solution to help thrid world coutries and disaster areas.
THE WORLD’S ONLY PATENTED “PORTABLE” SOLAR ENERGY UNIT
The POWER UNIT is a portable solar powered high voltage generator with a 3mm thick welded aluminum or thick plastic chassis. When used efficiently the unit can give you or your family mains (high voltage) power either 240 volts AC or 110 Volts AC during the day or at night for many hours depending on the wattage use of each appliances being used at the time and depending on how much sun is available each day to charge the battery.
This product is intended to run televisions, stereos, fluorescent lighting and other house hold lighting, lap top computers, charge mobile phones and charge other batteries, portable fans, DVD, MP3, Sony play stations, computer printers, faxes, computer router, modems, computer speakers, 500 watt drills & 200 watt grinders for a brief period, electric shavers, can openers and hundreds of other low wattage applications.
The 400 Watt or 600 Watt or 1000 Watt (240 volt AC) inverter will run most TVs and DVDs together as well as some fluorescent lighting and medium sized fans depending on the total wattage of all the appliances together. Power Unit comes with a 12 V DC out put. This will allow you run 12 volt applications with the 12 Volt DC out put socket and to charge mobile phones, Lap Top Computers along with other 12 Volt applications. Remember, the more wattage you use either through the Inverter or the 12 volt out put the faster the battery will run down before solar recharge
General Specifications:
240 Volt AC Selection
AC Out Put Power (up to 3 hours without the sun)
1,500 watts
AC Out Put Power (up to 4 hours without the sun)
1,000 Watts
AC Out Put power (up to 6 hours without the sun)
600 Watts
AC Out Put Power (up to 8 hours without the sun)
400 watts
Other Specifications
Operating Storage temperature
Minus 20 degrees to plus 55 degrees
Inverter Low Battery Alarm (normal)
10.9 Volts
Inverter Low Battery Shut Down (normal)
10.0 Volts (+/- 5%)
Dimensions (H x W x D) (complete)
27.5 cm x 39 cm x 59 cm
Weight (including battery)
38 Kilograms (83.77Lb)
Base Unit Warranty (excluding battery)
12 months (excludes battery)
The company is in production now and expanding rapidly.
The Solar Corp could potentially be the biggest producer of portable
Solar power in the international marketplace.
The Solar Corp holds the patent, the international marketing, licensing and manufacturing rights and the trade mark to the power unit. Our Power Unit has a registered Patent with WIPO for the WTO – 2009100595 15/09/2009.
All our solar generators produce free electricity and is silent.
The company has a life-long ambition to help people in third world countries and disaster areas. The answer to the problems faced in these place that are left without a power supply is our Portable Solar Power Unit, which will enable third world countries and disaster areas to have an efficient, portable, clean and silent electricity supply right now.
We will be seeking grants from Governments, the World Bank, the United Nations etc. to make the Power Unit readily available to those who are suffering deprivations through lack of power sources.
Our company website http://www.thesolarcorp.com is under construction but very comprehensive information including photos and videos showing the Power Unit working are available on request.
Electricity bills in Australia have risen 20% since July 2009 and are forecast to rise a further 65% within the next two years. Around the world families are struggling to pay electricity bills and are in debt due to this problem. Our invention will dramatically reduce the cost of electricity bills and remember its portable meaning that if a family is renting a property they can take the Solar Unit from house to house.
Look forward to hearing back from you.
Kind Regards
Alan Muller
(CEO)