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Space Based Solar Power Within a Decade?

Nancy Atkinson writes "A new company, Space Energy, Inc., says they have developed what they call a 'rock-solid business platform' and they should be able to provide commercially available space based solar power within a decade. 'Although it's a very grandiose vision, it makes total sense,' Space Energy's Peter Sage told Universe Today. 'We're focused on the fact that this is an inevitable technology and someone is going to do it. Right now we're the best shot. We're also focused on the fact that, according to every scenario we've analyzed, the world needs space based solar power, and it needs it soon, as well as the up-scaling of just about every other source of renewable energy that we can get our hands on.'"

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  1. Re:So long cables running from space to earth? by bmgoau · · Score: 5, Funny

    If SimCity 2000 is anything to go by this venture will result in a massive fire, followed closely by an alien invasion.

  2. Re:Tiny effect by VShael · · Score: 5, Funny

    who is going to be liable if 100,000 people get irradiated with low-power microwaves?

    Oh, I know! Motorola and Nokia, right?