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Re:Powering the moon: Designing a microgrid for future lunar... by mgsouth on Tuesday June 07, 2022 @02:43PM (#31658473)
I've wondered how heavy construction equipment would work. Bulldozers trailing thick power cables seems... problematic. Yes, I'm aware of huge draglines connected to power sources with cables, but they aren't very mobile and you don't need to worry about other equipment cutting the line. Don't think batteries would do, either. So, ICE with compressed oxygen?
Re:Powering the moon: Designing a microgrid for future lunar... by perilunar on Tuesday June 07, 2022 @09:49PM (#31662317)
I would think the weight of batteries would be helpful in the case of bulldozers, especially given the low g.