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John d Marano
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This is a fun thought experiment; Why not have space based mirrors to reflect light down to Earth at night to make solar do a little extra generating!
The cost of solar is coming down and the cost of lifting things into orbit is coming down, so why not. Plus gold is very reflective, light weight and extremely malleable [$1 Million in gold, weighs 60 lbs and can make (up to) 27,500 sqr meter mirror]
The cost of solar is coming down and the cost of lifting things into orbit is coming down, so why not. Plus gold is very reflective, light weight and extremely malleable [$1 Million in gold, weighs 60 lbs and can make (up to) 27,500 sqr meter mirror]