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Chinese Scientists Plan Solar Power Station In Space

Posted by samzenpus on from the or-you-know-stop-polluting-so-much dept.

knwny points out this lofty proposed power plan in China. "The battle to dispel smog, cut greenhouse gases and solve the energy crisis is moving to space. If news reports are to be believed, Chinese scientists are mulling the construction of a solar power station in a geosynchronous orbit 36,000 kilometres above ground. The electricity generated would be converted to microwaves or lasers and transmitted to a collector on Earth. If realized, it will surpass the scale of the Apollo project and the International Space Station and be the largest-ever space project."

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  1. No they don't by Maury+Markowitz · · Score: 5, Informative

    This stupid idea gets floated every few years. It doesn't work, even in theory. Do the math yourself.

    https://matter2energy.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/the-maury-equation-redux/

  2. Sim City by Bradmont · · Score: 3, Informative

    I remember doing this in SimCity 2000. The downside was that every once in a while the sattelite would stray from its intended target and vapoirse some random building near the receiver....