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Re:‘Diamond-age’ of power generation as nuclear batteries de... by politician on Tuesday November 29, 2016 @01:56AM (#13061379)
Hah! Use those "booster" balls in a thermo-electric generator and string them along a conductive tether hung from an ocean platform. Beam power up to your space-based microwave routing constellation for delivery worldwide. ;-)

Edit: Add/lengthen tethers until the economics work out.

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Re:‘Diamond-age’ of power generation as nuclear batteries de... by taneq on Tuesday November 29, 2016 @07:31AM (#13062625)
If you're using giant microwave death rays to beam power down from orbit you may as well generate the power up there using solar panels. ;)
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Re:‘Diamond-age’ of power generation as nuclear batteries de... by shuntress on Tuesday November 29, 2016 @10:06AM (#13063428)
Por que no los dos?
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Re:‘Diamond-age’ of power generation as nuclear batteries de... by vasanthagneshk on Tuesday November 29, 2016 @10:50AM (#13063753)
use those booster balls to liquefy the ice on mars, We'll colonize mars!!!
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