Comment on Solar panels in space could cut Europe's renewable energy needs by 80%

onslaught545@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

• naeap@sopuli.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Wasn’t there at least a Japanese experiment, in which they transmitted power by laser to the earth?

  Don’t remember how successful this was though

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  • Deyis@beehaw.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Close, it was microwaves!

    space.com/japan-space-based-solar-power-demonstra…

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    • MajorMajormajormajor@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Wow, science is amazing. I thought dropping a microwave from space would just cause it to burn up on reentry. I wonder if certain brands work better than others?

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      • Deyis@beehaw.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        With it being Japan, I’m more surprised that it wasn’t a fax machine.

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