Marks; Alvin M., Athol, MA 01331
http://www.patents.ibm.com/details?&patent_number=4574161
http://www.patents.ibm.com/details?&patent_number=4720642
http://www.patents.ibm.com/details?patent_number=4972094
Terry Bastian
At 12:21 PM 9/23/98 -0400, ryb wrote:
>It was a small insert in the National Enquirer a few years ago,on page
>7(sorry no date on the paperclip)(on page 8 a photo of a man standing
>besides a toothpick staue he has madeof a man(6 foot statue from Bob's
>garage)
>
> Okay,the small article was " SCIENTIST PLANS TO TURN SUNLIGHT INTO
>CHEAP ELECTRICITY"
> " An 80 yrs old scientist has a bright idea that could mean
>incredible cheap solar energy for everyone-and the electricity industry
>is backing him with a hughe grant.
>
> Alvin Marks of Athol,Mass,.has patented a technique for turning
>sunlight into electricity.Using new materials,he says,the process
>produces electricity for only
>1 CENT per KILOWATT HR-compared to 5 CENTS an HR for current non-solar
>methods and 25 CENTS an HR for the bestknown solar methods.
>
> The ELECTRIC POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE has given the scientist
>$100.000 for further research."
>
> Hence,whatever happened to that process?
>
> Yours,ryb....
>
>P.S. The article did not specify the materials in question,etc...it is
>all I have...
>also wah tis current price (kilowatt per hr)for producing electricity
>per solar energy/light ?
>
>
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