cross-posted from: programming.dev/post/36081990
Checked, the ACTUAL paper does mention how to transmit it, as microwaves, haven’t read yet beyond the abstract (got some stuff pending to do) but at least it mentions a method
Solar panels in space could cut Europe's renewable energy needs by 80%
Submitted 1 day ago by Pro@programming.dev to technology@beehaw.org
https://www.kcl.ac.uk/news/solar-panels-in-space-could-cut-europes-renewable-energy-needs-by-80
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jherazob@beehaw.org 1 day ago
onslaught545@lemmy.zip 1 day ago
There’s absolutely no mention in the article about how the generated power would be transmitted back to earth.
naeap@sopuli.xyz 23 hours 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
Deyis@beehaw.org 20 hours ago
Close, it was microwaves!
locuester@lemmy.zip 1 day ago
Ah yes. “This energy would then be transmitted to one or more stations on Earth”. Simple eh?
psx_crab@lemmy.zip 1 day ago
Just beam it down to one of those receiver
clb92@feddit.dk 9 minutes ago
Yet another useless article that hinges entirely on the word ‘could’. I can make stuff up too:
“1 windmill placed in every front yard could slash power prices by 99.9%”
“Solar panels mounted on every cat and dog could solve all our power needs”
“Painting all buildings in the world with reflective paint could save the polar ice caps”