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"[The sun] blasts unimaginable quantities of energy into space each instant, and virtually every joule of it is wasted entirely. Incomprehensible riches can be
by joelwilliamson 8y ago
"[The sun] blasts unimaginable quantities of energy into space each instant, and virtually every joule of it is wasted entirely. Incomprehensible riches can be ours if we can but stretch our arms wide enough to dip from this eternal river of wealth."
- Nwabudike Morgan
- technicalbard 8y agoGiant mirrors in space, redirecting energy to the surface of the earth...
- fractallyte 8y agoBe more ambitious: the solar wind is already electricity. Engineer vast magnetic funnels to direct it into storage batteries (or just position your storage at the north/south magnetic poles and let Earth's natural field do (part of) the job).