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Sure, on a per square foot basis, but the requirements and limitations are decidedly different. I wouldn't dismiss it out of hand, at least not on a 10-30 year
by grigri907 3y ago
Sure, on a per square foot basis, but the requirements and limitations are decidedly different. I wouldn't dismiss it out of hand, at least not on a 10-30 year time frame.
- grigri907 3y agoNot to mention you get a 30% boost in solar insolation by snagging the light before it goes through the atmosphere, plus you don't have the resistive losses due to heat building up in a land-based solar cell.
- jacquesm 3y agoAnd how do you propose to move that power losslessly across your downlink? Those losses will likely be far larger than the 30% gain. Getting rid of waste heat in space is harder than it is on earth!