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Re: How to harvest solar power? Beam it down from space!

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Originally Posted by frogstamper View Post

When you consider the above statement I believe it will not be a case of "if" but more like "when". Between when this idea was first floated in the 70s until recently in the 90s it has become more feasible, cost wise, so as the price of oil continues to sky rocket with ever more demand on global supplies by emerging economies like China and India, I'd say it will become a necessity.
Just imagine the potential revenue. Yes, the initial outlay will be considerable, but after the thing is in place, you've got pretty much unlimited energy, and it's free (virtually). The parties that would build this thing stand to make a bundle...
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