Re:Japan building 1GW, $21bn solar power station in space
by anamax on Wednesday September 02, 2009 @09:19AM
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Windmills don't necessarily produce power when you want it. (In parts of the US, the "good wind" is at night.)
I don't know the timing of space-based solar power, but if it matches demand, that's a big deal, especially if it isn't as weather sensitive as ground-based solar. (I don't know if clouds and the like are more transparent to sunlight or microwaves.)
I don't know the timing of space-based solar power, but if it matches demand, that's a big deal, especially if it isn't as weather sensitive as ground-based solar. (I don't know if clouds and the like are more transparent to sunlight or microwaves.)