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Re:Space Solar Power Demonstrator ends first in-space mission by adrianN on Wednesday January 17, 2024 @12:02AM (#39023510)
> you need SO MANY solar panels and they will take up a lot of land

If we used the area that is currently producing ethanol and "biodiesel" for solar panels we would be 80% done with the energy transition.

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Re:Space Solar Power Demonstrator ends first in-space mission by jvanderbot on Wednesday January 17, 2024 @06:49AM (#39026501)
If we used that and the land for cattle feed, maybe we could power space with our microwave transmitters.
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