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Realizing the impracticality of it (and that such approaches often collapse under the infeasibility of it) ... wouldn't it be better to... say... cover the Saha
by shagie 9mo ago
Realizing the impracticality of it (and that such approaches often collapse under the infeasibility of it) ... wouldn't it be better to... say... cover the Sahara in solar panels instead? That's gotta be cheaper than shipping them into space.
https://inhabitat.com/worlds-largest-solar-project-sahara-desert/ https://inhabitat.com/worlds-largest-solar-project-sahara-de...
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2009/nov/01/solar-power-sahara-europe-desertec https://www.theguardian.com/business/2009/nov/01/solar-power...
(and a retrospective from 2023 - https://www.ecomena.org/desertec/ https://www.ecomena.org/desertec/ )
- mr_toad 9mo agoFrom an engineering perspective, with today’s costs, yes. But don’t forget the political complications of dealing with all those countries that own the Sahara, that’s going to come at it’s own cost.
- CamperBob2 9mo agoSo now we get the political complications of dealing with all those countries that own ASAT weapons.