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From: jimp on 17 Dec 2009 11:56
In sci.physics Pat Flannery <flanner(a)daktel.com> wrote:
> Greg D. Moore (Strider) wrote:
>
>> Neither of these are true.
>
> The beam could also have this wild invention called a "Off Switch".
>
> pat

Then the lights go out and there is a huge uproar over the unreliability
of the system and a new round of lawsuits start, assuming the system
ever gets through the first round of lawsuits by the NIMBY's over
beaming "radiation" from space.


--
Jim Pennino

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From: David Spain on 17 Dec 2009 15:42
OK, here goes...

Bill Gates, no Paul Allen, decides he's through paying electric bills
to keep his pool heated in his $x million dollar mansion.

So instead of a giant SPS, we instead go the micro SPS route.
Anyone getting that Iridium deja-vu?

If you're rich enough, maybe you invest in a constellation of micro-SPSs
in LEO that only produces say 100kW of output. Enough to power a goodly sized
house or maybe a small business or maybe hmm just maybe a battalion-sized
command post?

For slightly more $$$ you can put that small powersat in GEO and save a
ton of complexity in the receiving antenna...

Just another random thought...

Dave
From: BradGuth on 21 Dec 2009 23:07
On Dec 15, 5:22 pm, "Jonathan" <H...(a)Again.net> wrote:
> Another start-up!
>
> Space Energy Inc
>
> "The company plans to develop SBSP satellites to generate
> and transmit electricity to receivers on the Earth's surface.
> To do this, the company plans to create and launch a
> prototype satellite into low earth orbit (LEO)."
>
> "After the prototype has been successfully demonstrated,
> the company will enter into power supply contracts with
> customers and launch larger-scale, commercial-strength
> satellites."
>
> http://www.spaceenergy.com/s/Default.htm

As a prototype (similar to those first Stirling solar energy
conversions) If they manage to get 10% as much energy as they hope
for, that's still a technology worth pursuing.

~ BG

~ BG
From: BradGuth on 21 Dec 2009 23:17
On Dec 16, 10:51 am, "jonnie" <nos...(a)spamless.com> wrote:
> "Jonathan" <H...(a)Again.net> wrote in message
>
> news:p--dnf18z7j_q7XWnZ2dnUVZ_jKdnZ2d(a)giganews.com...
>
>
>
> > Another start-up!
>
> > Space Energy Inc
>
> > "The company plans to develop SBSP satellites to generate
> > and transmit electricity to receivers on the Earth's surface.
> > To do this, the company plans to create and launch a
> > prototype satellite into low earth orbit (LEO)."
>
> > "After the prototype has been successfully demonstrated,
> > the company will enter into power supply contracts with
> > customers and launch larger-scale, commercial-strength
> > satellites."
>
> >http://www.spaceenergy.com/s/Default.htm
>
> It will take more energy to get the stuff into space, than it will ever be
> able to beam back.
>
> How can they get insurance if the beam walks off and roasts Seattle ??

It's called R&D. There are risks, some spendy, others lethal.

If our government had promoted a few TW worth of thorium fueled
reactors as of decades ago, we wouldn't have to fool around with such
spendy and risky methods.

~ BG
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