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Not 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
by grigri907 3y ago
Not 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!