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> Who is Japan interconnecting with, or any other country that doesn't trust its neighbors? What is Canada supposed to do when it's ~6000 km from the equator an
by LargoLasskhyfv 6mo ago
> Who is Japan interconnecting with, or any other country that doesn't trust its neighbors? What is Canada supposed to do when it's ~6000 km from the equator and might not want to rely on the US for electricity regardless?
With space. By space-based solar power instead of HVDC.
- leonidasrup 6mo agoI would really love to see your per kwh costs estimates. It currently costs about ~$2,700 to launch 1 kg of mass into orbit. https://spacenexus.us/guide/space-launch-cost-comparison https://spacenexus.us/guide/space-launch-cost-comparison https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space-based_solar_power#Launch_costs https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space-based_solar_power#Launch...
- LargoLasskhyfv 6mo agoYour link has 100 to 500$ per kg to LEO for Starship as target. How much is one mile of HVDC? Err, and where? Chinese HVDC? Canadian? US? Yurop? Think of all the needed metal and area vs. a few fields of 'rectennas' to reinject the beamed down microwaves as energy into the already existing grid?