Comments on: Electricity from orbiting solar-powered lasers http://www.pinktentacle.com/2007/09/electricity-from-orbiting-solar-powered-lasers/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 17:59:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 By: chris weiss http://www.pinktentacle.com/2007/09/electricity-from-orbiting-solar-powered-lasers/#comment-243496 chris weiss Fri, 25 Jul 2008 15:39:39 +0000 http://www.pinktentacle.com/2007/09/electricity-from-orbiting-solar-powered-lasers/#comment-243496 why not cover mars with solar panels then beam the power back to earth via radio waves or some other harmless wave why not cover mars with solar panels then beam the power back to earth via radio waves or some other harmless wave

]]> By: Chetan Chauhan http://www.pinktentacle.com/2007/09/electricity-from-orbiting-solar-powered-lasers/#comment-207610 Chetan Chauhan Fri, 23 May 2008 08:40:01 +0000 http://www.pinktentacle.com/2007/09/electricity-from-orbiting-solar-powered-lasers/#comment-207610 Damn .. Ion Cannon anybody ? Even the art work looks just like i'm seeing a C&C Game.. The military types will go apt nuts. Nut seriously , space solar power is definetely worth the cost. There are gigawatts of power out there in Geosynchronous orbit and its a huge crime to let all that essentially "free" energy from the sun go to waste. Damn .. Ion Cannon anybody ?
Even the art work looks just like i’m seeing a C&C Game.. The military types will go apt nuts.

Nut seriously , space solar power is definetely worth the cost. There are gigawatts of power out there in Geosynchronous orbit and its a huge crime to let all that essentially “free” energy from the sun go to waste.

]]> By: Inhabitat » New JAXA Technology Captures Solar Energy in Space http://www.pinktentacle.com/2007/09/electricity-from-orbiting-solar-powered-lasers/#comment-154897 Inhabitat » New JAXA Technology Captures Solar Energy in Space Mon, 18 Feb 2008 16:23:34 +0000 http://www.pinktentacle.com/2007/09/electricity-from-orbiting-solar-powered-lasers/#comment-154897 [...] at Jaxa have found a way to harness solar power even closer to the source- from outer space! The Space Solar Power System (SSPS) technology would capture solar rays in space and transport the energy to be used here on the [...] […] at Jaxa have found a way to harness solar power even closer to the source- from outer space! The Space Solar Power System (SSPS) technology would capture solar rays in space and transport the energy to be used here on the […]

]]> By: JAXA testing space solar power system ::: Pink Tentacle http://www.pinktentacle.com/2007/09/electricity-from-orbiting-solar-powered-lasers/#comment-150051 JAXA testing space solar power system ::: Pink Tentacle Thu, 07 Feb 2008 16:32:09 +0000 http://www.pinktentacle.com/2007/09/electricity-from-orbiting-solar-powered-lasers/#comment-150051 [...] kilometers above the Earth’s surface. The satellites convert sunlight into powerful microwave (or laser) beams that are aimed at receiving stations on Earth, where they are converted into [...] […] kilometers above the Earth’s surface. The satellites convert sunlight into powerful microwave (or laser) beams that are aimed at receiving stations on Earth, where they are converted into […]

]]> By: Atila - Solar Power Expert http://www.pinktentacle.com/2007/09/electricity-from-orbiting-solar-powered-lasers/#comment-123824 Atila - Solar Power Expert Mon, 17 Dec 2007 09:33:49 +0000 http://www.pinktentacle.com/2007/09/electricity-from-orbiting-solar-powered-lasers/#comment-123824 Solar power is everywhere and it is growing everyday. It does not cost anything so we must to find all the ways to capture and use it...I think this is a good try ;) Solar power is everywhere and it is growing everyday. It does not cost anything so we must to find all the ways to capture and use it…I think this is a good try ;)

]]> By: Space-Based Solar Cells Could Power Entire Earth « The Manic Ramblings Of A Swede http://www.pinktentacle.com/2007/09/electricity-from-orbiting-solar-powered-lasers/#comment-123547 Space-Based Solar Cells Could Power Entire Earth « The Manic Ramblings Of A Swede Sun, 16 Dec 2007 20:26:41 +0000 http://www.pinktentacle.com/2007/09/electricity-from-orbiting-solar-powered-lasers/#comment-123547 [...] Second article. [...] […] Second article. […]

]]> By: Narty Atomic http://www.pinktentacle.com/2007/09/electricity-from-orbiting-solar-powered-lasers/#comment-110899 Narty Atomic Fri, 16 Nov 2007 14:40:45 +0000 http://www.pinktentacle.com/2007/09/electricity-from-orbiting-solar-powered-lasers/#comment-110899 […] produire autant d’énergie qu’une centrale nucléaire d’1 Gigawatt. [Asahi via Pink Tentacle] et La Dernière Question [Wikipédia] En savoir plus […] […] produire autant d’énergie qu’une centrale nucléaire d’1 Gigawatt. [Asahi via Pink Tentacle] et La Dernière Question [Wikipédia] En savoir plus […]

]]> By: Shoovi http://www.pinktentacle.com/2007/09/electricity-from-orbiting-solar-powered-lasers/#comment-106286 Shoovi Mon, 05 Nov 2007 20:48:04 +0000 http://www.pinktentacle.com/2007/09/electricity-from-orbiting-solar-powered-lasers/#comment-106286 That is not new technology, come on. Personally I do not believe that anybody will do this and similar ideas (electricity converted in to microwaves) as it can be use as really strong weapon. Weapon not so stupid like Atomic Bomb but weapon with similar power and with microscopic precision. USA never allow something like that... what is of course pity... ;) That is not new technology, come on. Personally I do not believe that anybody will do this and similar ideas (electricity converted in to microwaves) as it can be use as really strong weapon. Weapon not so stupid like Atomic Bomb but weapon with similar power and with microscopic precision. USA never allow something like that… what is of course pity… ;)

]]> By: Pavel Korotkov http://www.pinktentacle.com/2007/09/electricity-from-orbiting-solar-powered-lasers/#comment-96185 Pavel Korotkov Mon, 08 Oct 2007 08:04:22 +0000 http://www.pinktentacle.com/2007/09/electricity-from-orbiting-solar-powered-lasers/#comment-96185 As an optician I really wonder on which principle the laser beam "energy lossless" propagation is based. Technically, this theory developed must allow for any kind of scattering and absorbing effects due to real earth atmosphere optical properties. Otherwise, even a couple of percent (about 10-20 Megawatts!) of the power lost thru energy transmission by means of improperly formed laser beams would be warming up the earth rather appreciably. As an optician I really wonder on which principle the laser beam “energy lossless” propagation is based.
Technically, this theory developed must allow for any kind of scattering and absorbing effects due to real earth atmosphere optical properties. Otherwise, even a couple of percent (about 10-20 Megawatts!) of the power lost thru energy transmission by means of improperly formed laser beams would be warming up the earth rather appreciably.

]]> By: Cool and interesting links. : Salubri’s Journal http://www.pinktentacle.com/2007/09/electricity-from-orbiting-solar-powered-lasers/#comment-92110 Cool and interesting links. : Salubri’s Journal Sun, 23 Sep 2007 13:20:27 +0000 http://www.pinktentacle.com/2007/09/electricity-from-orbiting-solar-powered-lasers/#comment-92110 [...] Solar powered lasers from space… Sounds like a B-Movie title! [...] […] Solar powered lasers from space… Sounds like a B-Movie title! […]

]]> By: Oscar http://www.pinktentacle.com/2007/09/electricity-from-orbiting-solar-powered-lasers/#comment-91594 Oscar Fri, 21 Sep 2007 07:30:55 +0000 http://www.pinktentacle.com/2007/09/electricity-from-orbiting-solar-powered-lasers/#comment-91594 It reminds me of a James Bond movie ... It reminds me of a James Bond movie …

]]> By: Gizmodo DE : Japan will Strom aus dem All holen http://www.pinktentacle.com/2007/09/electricity-from-orbiting-solar-powered-lasers/#comment-91239 Gizmodo DE : Japan will Strom aus dem All holen Wed, 19 Sep 2007 14:03:36 +0000 http://www.pinktentacle.com/2007/09/electricity-from-orbiting-solar-powered-lasers/#comment-91239 [...] Weltraum-Agentur will in Zusammenarbeit mit dem Institut für Laser-Technik der Universität Osaka Platten aus Chrom und Neodym ins Weltall schießen, wo sie Sonnenlicht einfangen und in Laser-Strahlen verwandeln sollen, die [...] […] Weltraum-Agentur will in Zusammenarbeit mit dem Institut für Laser-Technik der Universität Osaka Platten aus Chrom und Neodym ins Weltall schießen, wo sie Sonnenlicht einfangen und in Laser-Strahlen verwandeln sollen, die […]

]]> By: Gizmodo : Les japonais veulent générer de l’énergie avec des lasers solaires http://www.pinktentacle.com/2007/09/electricity-from-orbiting-solar-powered-lasers/#comment-91187 Gizmodo : Les japonais veulent générer de l’énergie avec des lasers solaires Wed, 19 Sep 2007 06:59:30 +0000 http://www.pinktentacle.com/2007/09/electricity-from-orbiting-solar-powered-lasers/#comment-91187 [...] produire autant d’énergie qu’une centrale nucléaire d’1 Gigawatt. [Asahi via Pink Tentacle] et La Dernière Question [Wikipédia] En savoir plus [...] […] produire autant d’énergie qu’une centrale nucléaire d’1 Gigawatt. [Asahi via Pink Tentacle] et La Dernière Question [Wikipédia] En savoir plus […]

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