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It would be really cool if such a device could also be used for harvesting solar power. Getting the power back down to earth would be tricky, though.
by korethr 12y ago
It would be really cool if such a device could also be used for harvesting solar power. Getting the power back down to earth would be tricky, though.
- AnimalMuppet 12y agoGetting that much power down to the surface might cause global warming...
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- Florin_Andrei 12y agoIt's not more power than that received by the shade, which is reaching the Earth already. Sure, albedo, blah blah blah. But there are quite a few interesting things we could do with a lot of power right there, in space. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocheworld#Forward.27s_Light-Sail_Propulsion_System http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocheworld#Forward.27s_Light-Sa...