> However, CASSIOPeiA would produce much more electricity than any terrestrial solar power plant of a similar size. Compared to a solar panel placed on Earth in the U.K., an identical solar panel in space would harvest over 13 times more energy, Soltau said. In addition to that, a space-based solar power plant would not suffer from the intermittency problem, which plagues most renewable power generation on Earth. Sun doesn’t always shine on our planet and the wind doesn’t blow consistently. That means alternative electricity generators or battery storage have to be in place to prevent blackouts in unfavorable weather. Space, on the other hand, would provide consistent power output
I’m sure the Tory donor who gets the contract to assess its practicality will be pleased.
How would they collect the energy it harvests?
Could build one on the moon and have it move around the moon at less than 10mph and it would stay in full sunlight the whole time. Could terraform a bit with it or at least support a base and spaceship building.
Did they never play sim city?
Lol!! So many plans and so much shitty blablah from this corrupted government. Another decoy. Poor tories
Every project they have touched has been a shit show. I would rather keep the money thank you.
Chairman Johnson and his Five Year Plans. After the Great Leap Forward of Brexit I can barely contain my enthusiasm.
Based, but given the gov’t’s track record they probs won’t to do it.
Bollocks can we.
Hopefully China haven’t filled the orbit with shit by then
If only there was a way for sunlight to reach the ground normally, we could build a solar plant on the ground!
Maybe we can launch a giant magnifying glass into space, to make it more efficient.
But of course, we can’t invest in real renewable solutions that are viable right now, because that would be “too expensive”.
Keep telling people that some future tech will solve everything, while squeezing every drop of taxpayer money and every bubble of methane into billionaire pockets.
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> However, CASSIOPeiA would produce much more electricity than any terrestrial solar power plant of a similar size. Compared to a solar panel placed on Earth in the U.K., an identical solar panel in space would harvest over 13 times more energy, Soltau said. In addition to that, a space-based solar power plant would not suffer from the intermittency problem, which plagues most renewable power generation on Earth. Sun doesn’t always shine on our planet and the wind doesn’t blow consistently. That means alternative electricity generators or battery storage have to be in place to prevent blackouts in unfavorable weather. Space, on the other hand, would provide consistent power output
Damn cool. One step further on the road to a [Dyson Sphere](https://cdna.artstation.com/p/assets/images/images/002/499/640/large/renaud-roche-dyson-def.jpg?1462453889)
I’m sure the Tory donor who gets the contract to assess its practicality will be pleased.
How would they collect the energy it harvests?
Could build one on the moon and have it move around the moon at less than 10mph and it would stay in full sunlight the whole time. Could terraform a bit with it or at least support a base and spaceship building.
Did they never play sim city?
Lol!! So many plans and so much shitty blablah from this corrupted government. Another decoy. Poor tories
Every project they have touched has been a shit show. I would rather keep the money thank you.
Chairman Johnson and his Five Year Plans. After the Great Leap Forward of Brexit I can barely contain my enthusiasm.
Based, but given the gov’t’s track record they probs won’t to do it.
Bollocks can we.
Hopefully China haven’t filled the orbit with shit by then
If only there was a way for sunlight to reach the ground normally, we could build a solar plant on the ground!
Maybe we can launch a giant magnifying glass into space, to make it more efficient.
But of course, we can’t invest in real renewable solutions that are viable right now, because that would be “too expensive”.
Keep telling people that some future tech will solve everything, while squeezing every drop of taxpayer money and every bubble of methane into billionaire pockets.