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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.'"
"It's got to..." ???
Interesting. When was the last time you used your microwave to make hot air? The hot air around a hot cup of tea doesn't count... that's heat from steam.
Having said that, I still think it's a bad idea. Who is going to aim the thing, what guarantees are there against bad aim, and who is going to be liable if 100,000 people get irradiated with low-power microwaves?
Just wanna know. That's all.