Pro@programming.dev to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 days agoSolar panels in space could cut Europe's renewable energy needs by 80%www.kcl.ac.ukexternal-linkmessage-square22linkfedilinkarrow-up14arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up12arrow-down1external-linkSolar panels in space could cut Europe's renewable energy needs by 80%www.kcl.ac.ukPro@programming.dev to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 days agomessage-square22linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squaremushroommunk@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·9 days agoFeasible? Only time will tell. Possible? Caltech did it two years ago. Look up MAPLE. Wireless energy transfer to/from space was achieved.
minus-squareCrashumbc@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·9 days agoAt what scale? Milliwatts? Watts? On cloudy days? This seems very much to fall into the “technically” possible, but impossible to scale realm.
Feasible? Only time will tell. Possible? Caltech did it two years ago. Look up MAPLE. Wireless energy transfer to/from space was achieved.
At what scale? Milliwatts? Watts? On cloudy days?
This seems very much to fall into the “technically” possible, but impossible to scale realm.