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Solar panels on the moon are even less seasonal. How far away does it actually make sense to place them? Is your solar capacity and storage maxed out? How much
by HopenHeyHi 3y ago
Solar panels on the moon are even less seasonal. How far away does it actually make sense to place them?
Is your solar capacity and storage maxed out? How much would it cost to max it out?
Is there a difference in practice between dependence on foreign gas vs foreign solar? Hint: you can store a lot of gas in case of supply disruption and immediately buy more from alternative suppliers. Whereas one UHV cable cut and you are left with no recourse for quite some time.
Is Morocco a stable country? Per chance does it have any disputes with aggressive neighbors?
- ben_w 3y agoFWIW, 20,000 km with existing HVDC cables is 60% losses, and PV is so cheap that's not even a bad choice. Moon, however, needs wireless, and I still need to write up that blog post about what I don't like about space based energy…