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Solar power production on the day side would give amazing efficiency, except for maintenance hell maybe. I wonder if we could extract energy in other ways, lik
by Majestic121 4y ago
Solar power production on the day side would give amazing efficiency, except for maintenance hell maybe.
I wonder if we could extract energy in other ways, like using the cold side for data centers (cheaper AC), or large pipes to extract the moisture from the cold side and heat it in the day side, to generate energy.
- tambourine_man 4y agoI always day dreamed of a way to extract energy from the heat gradient between cold and dark sides. Possibly a huge pipe with a heat exchanging fluid at higher latitudes. But with the prices on solar in recent years, I think that’s mostly discarded.
- dylan604 4y agoThose are local prices. You're forgetting about the expense of shipping, and I'm guessing the last mile problem in that particular set of logistics is a big one. Finding skilled laborers in local manufacturing might also be pretty expensive, so offshoring will be much more favorable even with the higher shipping fees.
- ncmncm 4y agoYou can stand up a thermoelectric panel exactly at the terminator, and collect energy by transferring heat from its day to its night side. The night side would be radiating to -270 degrees Celsius, warmed only by whatever convective air is around.