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>We can make ten or hundred times the number of solar cells we make right now Tomorrow? The limit isn't just about the current capacity or the maximum theoret
by schiffern 8mo ago
>We can make ten or hundred times the number of solar cells we make right now
Tomorrow?
The limit isn't just about the current capacity or the maximum theoretical capacity, it's also about the maximum speed you can ramp.
- fooker 8mo ago>Tomorrow? Eventually :) Markets are forward looking, and not really bound to 'tomorrow'.
- schiffern 8mo agoDo we really need to say (on HN especially) that time-to-market does matter? Not just for startups either. If you ramp up the Polio vaccine in 1 year vs 10 years, that has a big impact on human wellbeing. The two scenarios are not equivalent outcomes, even though it still happens "eventually." Speed matters.
- fooker 8mo agoSure, speed matters. Developing new technology happens to matter more. I'm sure investors are going to do their own analysis on this and reach their own conclusions, you should try betting against it.
- mrguyorama 8mo agoOh sure we can do anything if we just handwave all requirements, all needs for reality, all actual thought
- dfex 8mo agoSurely the constraint will be the rate at which you can get them into and installed orbit, not the manufacturing rate