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This is a proof of concept- not the final product by a long shot. Lessons are being learned here. There will be design improvements and better calculations next time.
Should the calculations look favorable, somebody will make the next (better) attempt. And so on.
We'd still be in the horse & buggy era if it was up to some folks.
Climate Cultist: "How can we make solar panels less efficient?"
Engineer: "Have you tried laying them flat on the ground and driving over them?"
"And if that doesn't make for the least level of efficiency...then let's build the solar road at the same latitude as International Falls, Minnesota, in a place where the sun is obscured by cloud cover more than 50% of the year."
"Yeah...that's the ticket! We can waste a whole boatload of money if we do it that way!"
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