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Tapping Solar Wind's Renewable Energy

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the hope-that-works-out-for-ya dept.

A few folks noted a story making the rounds about the huge energy potential just blowing past the planet in the form of solar wind. This research involves putting a satellite into orbit with a thousand-meter cable and a 5,000-mile sail to generate more power than the earth currently uses.

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  1. Re:Hmm. by maxume · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Just boil the Atlantic and harvest energy from the larger, more predictable hurricanes.

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