Follow up (Part D) to The Battery Problem where John addresses some more follow up about Flywheels as a form of energy storage, the challenge of disposing of or recycling dead solar panels in 40 years and realistic expectations of DC efficiency.With Ben Alexander and John Chidgey.Related Links:

Flywheel Energy Storage
Drag
High-temperature superconductivity
Leidenfrost effect
Flywheels: Reinventing the wheel | The Economist
Solar System Design – Tech Distortion
Recycling Methods for Used Photovoltaic Panels | WaterShed at the University of Maryland | U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2011
Aluminium recycling
Glass recycling
Dielectric Testing (PDF)
IEEE Smart Grid Experts Roundup: AC vs. DC Power - IEEE Smart Grid
DC-to-DC converter
AC Adaptor

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