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A nice piece of lateral thinking: use the desert sun to turn desert sand into silicon, take the silicon to where power is needed, and burn it. Are there any ch
by Pitarou 12y ago
A nice piece of lateral thinking: use the desert sun to turn desert sand into silicon, take the silicon to where power is needed, and burn it.
Are there any chemical engineers who can comment on this? Is it an old idea that's been kicking around for years? Is it feasible?
- dred_blue 12y agoAgreed. It's an interesting idea. And, it's a shame it has detractors who don't even take the time to read about it.
- throwaway5752 12y agoThere's a comment history on HN, and this is a shill account for jqm (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7780587 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7780587)