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You don't have to take all of it. If you can either vent off energy in a harmless direction or decide to reflect a significant portion back at the sun, it's no
by regularfry 5y ago
You don't have to take all of it. If you can either vent off energy in a harmless direction or decide to reflect a significant portion back at the sun, it's not a problem.
Besides, whatever the power conversion technology is, it's unlikely to be anywhere near 100% efficient. That means you need to be getting rid of thermal energy in large quantities anyway. As long as you're at least pointing that away from Earth, it's a win.