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What about something unexpected like superconducting transmission lines between temporal energy producing / consuming zones?
by sooper 11y ago
What about something unexpected like superconducting transmission lines between temporal energy producing / consuming zones?
- api 11y agoSure. Cheap superconductors would also be a "black swan" for energy markets. They could enable trans-oceanic power lines for example, which would allow solar in Africa to power Manhattan at night. You could create a planetary power grid, which seems to me like something that would almost define a Kardashev type I civilization. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kardashev_scale https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kardashev_scale
- r00fus 11y agoFascinating. Never heard of this categorization of civilization technology before. Apparently, according the wiki, in 2012 we were at type rating 0.724, presumably a large portion of that is non-renewable sources like coal/petroleum/natural gas. Interesting that TypeII is almost a quantum leap over the TypeI - construction of a dyson sphere sounds like an almost unimaginably massive undertaking compared to blanketing the globe with solar cells.