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I volunteer on Quora.com to answer questions on renewable energy, and, even though I signed up for that specific category, I come across some really stimulating queries that are totally unrelated.  Today, for instance, someone asked:  What’s the weirdest aspect …

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From my feed at Quora.com, a reader asks: What are the biggest obstacles/challenges facing the energy industry? Do you literally mean “challenges facing the energy industry,” e.g., the oil companies?  If so, you need to understand that this is very …

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From my feed on Quora.com, where I’ve volunteered to answer questions about renewable energy, a reader asks: Why don’t/can’t we put solar panels in the Sahara Desert as a source of electricity? This is a strong ideal generally, since the …

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Quora.com is a site in which questions, some profound, others trivial, are posed and then answered by people who claim to have some expertise in the subject at hand.  I’ve signed up to offer my two cents’ worth on matters …

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What’s the carbon footprint of solar panels? Do they need more energy to produce than what they would produce in their entire life? Readers who aren’t familiar with the website Quora.com should check it out.  Linked above is a really …

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