alt Hacker NewsYou missed the point.
We can make ten or hundred times the number of solar cells we make right now, we just don't have a reason to. The technology is fairly ancient unless you want to compete on efficiency, and the raw materials abundant.
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momoschili • today at 4:31 AM
you would need 200 times the number of solar cells. I don't think you appreciate the scale that 200x is, especially when China is already:
1. quite good at making solar cells
2. quite motivated to increase their energy production via solar
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The limit isn't just about the current capacity or the maximum theoretical capacity, it's also about the maximum speed you can ramp.