poVoq@slrpnk.netM to Green Energy@slrpnk.netEnglish · 2 months agoThey're Making Solar Panels... Work at Night.youtu.beexternal-linkmessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up112arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up110arrow-down1external-linkThey're Making Solar Panels... Work at Night.youtu.bepoVoq@slrpnk.netM to Green Energy@slrpnk.netEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square6fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareWilly@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-22 months agoseems like it could be used as a weapon. I’d be surprised if that flies. we would be like ants and they’re the kids with a magnifying glass. it also would bring in net non sequesterable energy into the earths system.
minus-squareStarfighter@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 months agoNo the observed power on the ground is on the order of mW/m². Comparable to moonlight and so far no one has classified that as a weapon.
minus-squareWilly@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months agois that each mirror or when they work together?
minus-squareStarfighter@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoThat’s for a single one but at tens of MW even a bunch of satellites isn’t going to get solar panels to produce an appreciable amount of power. This video goes into the details of what kind of performance we can expect from the constellation
seems like it could be used as a weapon. I’d be surprised if that flies. we would be like ants and they’re the kids with a magnifying glass. it also would bring in net non sequesterable energy into the earths system.
No the observed power on the ground is on the order of mW/m².
Comparable to moonlight and so far no one has classified that as a weapon.
is that each mirror or when they work together?
That’s for a single one but at tens of MW even a bunch of satellites isn’t going to get solar panels to produce an appreciable amount of power.
This video goes into the details of what kind of performance we can expect from the constellation