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Why does it have to be absorbed by the atmosphere to be a problem? If the energy reaches the surface, and is absorbed there, it will eventually become heat as
by tommiegannert 3y ago
Why does it have to be absorbed by the atmosphere to be a problem?
If the energy reaches the surface, and is absorbed there, it will eventually become heat as we use it. At that point, we've added heat to a system we're actively trying to cool.
- rich_sasha 3y agoThe idea is that the beam hits some receiver and most of it turns into electricity, not heat. Of course the elect city eventually turns into heat too...