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Mostly intermittency. In space it can be 24/7.
by delichon 9mo ago
Mostly intermittency. In space it can be 24/7.
- CamperBob2 9mo agoGotta believe that PV+battery storage is cheaper than PV in space, on a watt-for-watt basis.
- delichon 9mo agoBattery backup for 24/7 operation would roughly double the CapEx for power. Maybe that's still cheaper than space? Land scarcity alone, not to mention social resistance or ecological costs, will tend to favor scaling in space for the longer term.
- CamperBob2 9mo agoBattery backup for 24/7 operation would roughly double the CapEx for power. Maybe that's still cheaper than space? I feel like I'm taking crazy pills.
- trhway 9mo agoMy previous napkin https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43190778 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43190778