Palau May Get Satellite Power In the Next Decade

davidwr writes "The island nation of Palau is looking into creating a satellite-to-ground power transmission system. The system would use low-orbit satellites to transmit power to a receiver in bursts, unlike some other plans which rely on geostationary satellites. The initial 1-megawatt project is supposed to go online 'as early as' 2012 for a cost of $0.8 billion. Time will tell if this can be made cost-effective compared to traditional solar or other sources of power."

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Has to be a hoax...

[Joce640k]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palau

There's 21,000 people in Palau.

So...who's going to come up with a billion dollars?

Half a dozen windmills would probably be enough to supply the whole island.