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A recent report written for the UK government[1] estimates that the per megawatt of energy could get down to 62.50 USD, assuming that the system would run for 1
by todd8 3y ago
A recent report written for the UK government[1] estimates that the per megawatt of energy could get down to 62.50 USD, assuming that the system would run for 100 years--according to Sabine Hossenfelder[2] this would make it cheaper than Nuclear and more expensive than ground based Solar.
[1] https://www.fnc.co.uk/discover-frazer-nash/news/frazer-nash-report-for-uk-government-shows-feasibility-of-space-solar-power/ https://www.fnc.co.uk/discover-frazer-nash/news/frazer-nash-...
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36177739 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36177739
[2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ZPrIE5ZMZA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ZPrIE5ZMZA
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36177739 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36177739