By the DoE concentrating on funding solar panel technology shows the current administration lack of understanding of 21st century energy issues. It's not about electricity, it's about oil and perhaps the approaching lack of it. Why is this administration consider solar the panacea to future energy independence? It's not, it's electrical storage not electrical generation. There are many advances in storage technology this past decade and they receive a trickle of funding. But there are other forces at play here, I wouldn't be surprised if big oil tells the DoE. 'Ok, we endorse these technologies for research that won't harm our bottom line so go with that'. If you think that doesn't happen, well, keep watching TV news.

We thought those spam messages from Nigeria were bad enough, now the whole African continent will be sending spam. Wonderful.