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PG&E Makes Deal For Solar Power From Space
N!NJA writes "California's biggest energy utility announced a deal Monday to purchase 200 megawatts of electricity from a startup company that plans to beam the power down to Earth from outer space, beginning in 2016. Solaren would generate the power using solar panels in Earth orbit and convert it to radio-frequency transmissions that would be beamed down to a receiving station in Fresno, PG&E said. From there, the energy would be converted into electricity and fed into PG&E's power grid."
As long as you turn off disasters, beamed solar energy is actually a fairly cost effective power solution.
That's just a bonus.
Who ordered that?
yeah this should make it way easier for the aliens to knock out our power systems and take over the earth. *sigh*
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Just disable HAVE_WEAPON_SUPPORT flag in configure.in before building the sw for the space power station.
"PG&E Makes Deal For Solar Power From Space"
Is there any other kind?
SIG: TAKE OFF EVERY 'CAPTAIN'!!
I'm sorry, maybe it's too early in the morning for my brain to be working, but could you be a little more specific about what you consider the downside to be?
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A lot of folks in SF find a sudden need to head to the bathroom, preferably with wire cutters, to get those genital piercings _off_?
The effects of microwave radiation on high density airborne smug are still unknown
how long until
couldn't this also be used as a weapon?
"Tonight we had a most unfortunate accident. A micrometeor hit the satellite, changing it's orientation. The accident, unfortunately, destroyed a coal plant. Again.
Oh, by the way. We're raising the prices 25%."
It's no coincidence that Mr. Freeze was played by the current governor of California...
"Action without philosophy is a lethal weapon; philosophy without action is worthless."
I'd be interested to know what effect it would have on an airport for example.
The in-flight meals would be warm for once. Now, if only someone could work out a way of beaming flavour from a satellite...
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That's not a horrible idea... that's a fabulous idea :)
They also thought Detriot would be a wastekand of crime and poverty and everyone would drive oversized cars.
Fools...
Virginia is for lovers. EVE is for griefers.
What is this in-flight meal you speak of?
Free tans for everyone?
I do not support "The Man". I also do not support your irrational stupidity
is somebody better run this by the HAM radio operators.
They say that hell hath no fury like a woman scorned, but that saying came into being before HAMs were on the scene.
Doctors destroy health, lawyers destroy justice, universities destroy knowledge, religion destroys spirituality
Or worse, is commandeered by a group of college students who point it at their professor's house, which they secretly filled with tons of un-popped popcorn?!?
They're a device designed to prevent passengers becoming bored and restless on longer flights. Originally they were cheap cardboard construction kits, but the airlines found that by serving them with gravy mix they had greater entertainment value.
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So, no effect then.
Let me see if I understand you. You had a million dollar idea, invested your time in the research necessary to demonstrate its viability, and then you *GAVE* it away for free. And the people you gave it to are the morons?
Can I have your next million dollar idea?
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