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Originally Posted by ChrisB
Doubling from 1 to 2, and 2 to 4, and 4 to 8 is pretty easy. 8 more doublings, not so much. Take a piece of paper, any piece of paper, and double it 8 times.
By the time we get to 100% solar power, the Earth will be dark from the shadows of the solar panels we will be living under.  j/k |
have you ever heard of "moore's law"? I'm not saying solar power efficiency development will increase the same rate as transistor density, but I wouldn't assume the rate of efficiency increase will decline exponentially.