Comment on Controversial startup's plan to 'sell sunlight' using giant mirrors in space would be 'catastrophic' and 'horrifying,' astronomers warn

• Korkki@lemmy.ml ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Then you need method of power transmission, usually microwaves or lasers, both come with energy losses. With microwaves you need a reliever and those can get about the size of a solar farm.

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  • CookieOfFortune@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I’m just saying it’s more feasible than mirrors. Not that it’s actually feasible.

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• TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Even cheaper to just launch the billionaire funders as payload.

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