Solar power from space

[ZandraJoi]

www.naturalawakenings.com/2023/08/31/446471/harvesting-solar-power-in-space

"Space-based solar power (SBSP) is the concept of collecting solar energy during a space orbit and beaming it safely to a fixed point on Earth. Recently, the British government sponsored an SBSP competition to award more than $5.5 million in grants to the most promising innovators of this novel technology, which may be the key to producing cost-effective, cleaner, more renewable energy. The goal is an array of spacecraft to collect sunlight and convert it into microwaves before beaming them to a receiver on Earth, where it is converted into electricity...."

My notes: What do you think of this? I guess it could be more beneficial than taking up valuable space on Earth's land & water. Space that could be used for crops & affordable housing.

[Bob]

Not sure. Better than taking land from humans. How much would this cost? Who pays for it?

[ZandraJoi]

Sept 16, 2023 18:55:10 GMT -5 Bob said:

Not sure. Better than taking land from humans. How much would this cost? Who pays for it?

I agree. Land has been used for all this green energy & is hurting wildlife. In space, well, there's a lot of it out there. NASA should pay for it.

I'm going to tag kyng as I know he is into astronomy as well & to get his opinion

[demonskeith]

You would have to create a global circular collection grid that can always be beamed to, and hope no bad weather messes up the collection.

[ZandraJoi]

Sept 20, 2023 1:30:34 GMT -5 demonskeith said:

You would have to create a global circular collection grid that can always be beamed to, and hope no bad weather messes up the collection.

That seems near impossible then with bad weather being imminent.

[Senkusha]

Microwaves aren't affected by cloud cover. In fact, microwaves can be used to heat up the clouds, thus causing them to "evaporate". I can see this as contributing to more climate change. Also, in the event of a Solar Storm (or flare), I could see this array being damaged at the very least.

Probably a better way of generating electricity would be the use of magnetism. I've started looking into the work of Nicola Tesla and I think he was onto some key things. The Pyramids were actually electricity generators.

Mother Nature gives us everything we need.

[ZandraJoi]

Jan 25, 2024 10:46:46 GMT -5 Senkusha said:

Microwaves aren't affected by cloud cover. In fact, microwaves can be used to heat up the clouds, thus causing them to "evaporate". I can see this as contributing to more climate change. Also, in the event of a Solar Storm (or flare), I could see this array being damaged at the very least.

Probably a better way of generating electricity would be the use of magnetism. I've started looking into the work of Nicola Tesla and I think he was onto some key things. The Pyramids were actually electricity generators.

Mother Nature gives us everything we need.

Nicola Tesla was a genius ahead of his time but a lot of his work got unnoticed & forgotten. He wanted free electricity for all. That didn't work for the bigwigs.