Moonbeam: energy from the moon

[Analog]

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[rudder]

And you all thought he was just a hippie.

 

[samgau]

SOmething will have to be done when we run out of fossil fuel....

 

[maziwanka]

your title reminds of bond for n64 - the moonraker laser.

 

[SP33Demon]

Tite mang... Any type of solar energy rox.

 

[ShotgunSteven]

No reason to go all the way to Luna for it, just put Solar Power Satellites in orbit and have them beam down the power. The U.S. has had such plans on the drawing board for decades now, but does nothing with them. The Japanese are actually going to be putting a prototype in orbit next year, if I recall correctly.

 

[Eli]

Moonbeam = Powder?!?!? :Q

 

[Brutuskend]

Speaking of Moonbeam, I haven't seen him around in some time.

Where has he been?

 

[Electric Amish]

I wonder if any of the power broadcasting theory is base on Nikola Tesla's research....

 

[Feldenak]

Originally posted by: Brutuskend
Speaking of Moonbeam, I haven't seen him around in some time.

Where has he been?

Maybe he stays in P&N?

 

[RU482]

How the hell do you "beam the power down"???

 

[FlashG]

microwave it here

 

[Electric Amish]

Originally posted by: redly1
How the hell do you "beam the power down"???

Do you know anything about Nikola Tesla? You can wirelessly broadcast electricity.

 

[FlashG]

Analog or Asimov just completed a 3 month novel about using the moons reflective energy as a source to change the earths weather patterns. I don't remember the name of the story but the jist of it was that evil aliens use nano technology to convert the moons surface into a solar energy weapon.

 

[FlashG]

Originally posted by: Electric Amish

Originally posted by: redly1
How the hell do you "beam the power down"???

Do you know anything about Nikola Tesla? You can wirelessly broadcast electricity.

Tesla was probably the most misunderstood scientist of his or our time. He was unlucky as hell.

 

[RU482]

Originally posted by: Electric Amish

Originally posted by: redly1
How the hell do you "beam the power down"???

Do you know anything about Nikola Tesla? You can wirelessly broadcast electricity.

But in what volume (may not be the correct term). What voltage/currents can this be done at?