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Expected transmission losses through the atmosphere are less than 2%. The efficiency of the cells above the atmosphere is significantly higher than a terrestria
by timthorn 4y ago
Expected transmission losses through the atmosphere are less than 2%. The efficiency of the cells above the atmosphere is significantly higher than a terrestrial solar farm - the power economics look to stack up. I've posted this before, but more detail in this feasibility study:
https://www.fnc.co.uk/media/qkleyd5d/fnc-004456-51057r-phase-1-engineering-feasibility-issue-1-0.pdf https://www.fnc.co.uk/media/qkleyd5d/fnc-004456-51057r-phase...
- Schroedingersat 4y agoI'm actually kinda shocked that attenuation is that low. There's still all the conversion losses and beam spreading though, and skimming that paper it seems to be making some fairly optimistic assumptions about PV efficiency, cost, and weight.