[ExI] SpaceX Super Heavy and Space Solar

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On Mon, 21 Oct 2024, BillK via extropy-chat wrote:

> On Mon, 21 Oct 2024 at 19:55, Kelly Anderson via extropy-chat
> <extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:
>> Did anyone yet come up with a way to beam energy to earth that wouldn't be perceived as a weapon?
>> -Kelly
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> The European Space Agency has started the SOLARIS project for the

Oh no... not the EU! Then it will probably take generations. =(

> development of satellite technology designed to harvest the Sun's
> energy in space before transmitting it wirelessly to receiving
> stations on Earth.
> They are looking at several options.
> <https://www.esa.int/Enabling_Support/Space_Engineering_Technology/SOLARIS>
> <https://www.esa.int/Space_in_Member_States/United_Kingdom/ESA_accelerates_the_race_towards_clean_energy_from_space>
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> One simpler option is just reflectors to send sunlight down to ground
> solar farms to boost their yield.

How much would they boost their yield?

> Microwave transmission at similar frequencies to Wi-Fi is another option.

Given how much public push back nuclear generates, I would think that 
"wifi through the air" would be politically dead in the water.

> BillK
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