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Hey wood/g/screws, e/lit/ist here.
I was wondering with the current technology we have atm, how long do you guys think we will be able to harvest the power of the sun and store it as liquid fuel?
Would that be possible? Put out giant solar collectors, and have them condense light into liquid? Would we ever be able to condense light to liquid?
Is this wishful thinking like having a fully functional quantum computer?
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Generate hydrogen from electrolysis of water
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>>56350241
>liquid light
That's a no.
You can, however, use the electricity from solar panels to crack hydrogen, or in molten salt, which can absorb energy like a sponge.
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>>56350241
What is solar energy numbnuts
lurk more
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>>56350329
I'm looking at futuristic uses of the technology.
When oil was discovered they used to throw it away, the would never believe what we made possible with the help of crude.
Just asking what the future of solar energy would be. Maybe they will develop some liquid that stores light, and dispenses it when needed.
Instead of "burning" the liquid, we have some tech that leeches the light out of the base as needed?
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>>56350421
>Just asking what the future of solar energy would be. Maybe they will develop some liquid that stores light, and dispenses it when needed.
They fucking wont because that is an A+ retarded idea, go back to high school science class.
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>>56350241
While it's clearly not possible, you should ask /sci/. They will tell you why specifically you're retarded. inb4 Dyson sphere
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>>56350241
>harvest the power of the sun and store it as liquid fuel?
That is the best joke I have heard all day. /lit/ sure does produce some quality stuff.
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>>56350329
haha wtf
I didn't notice her the first time
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>>56350421
We already do that, look up solar furnaces using liquid sodium
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>>56350329
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>>56350421
>Instead of "burning" the liquid, we have some tech that leeches the light out of the base as needed?
Or just store it as useful electricity
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>>56350241
It's called fusion energy or nuclear fusion
We've been trying this for quite a while now
Might become feasible near 2030
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