Hurricane-Killing, Space-Based Power Plant

(Blog Post) Not that any kind of space-based solar power system is likely to be charging up the grid any time soon either. Despite the PG&E agreement, Solaren's team has yet to raise the billions of dollars necessary to get their project into orbit. And that could be tough, given the dubious profitability of the technology, particularly in comparison to ground-based green tech. Energy analyst Chris Nelder calls the technology a "pure fantasy." Full Story »

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Mike LaBonte
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by Mike LaBonte - Apr. 21, 2009

A fair treatment of the subject. Although there are links and numbers here, it still feels a little shallow. But maybe that's because it piqued my curiosity and I just want to know more.

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Kaizar Campwala
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by Kaizar Campwala - Apr. 20, 2009
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Derek Hawkins
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by Derek Hawkins - Apr. 20, 2009

Wired is reasonably skeptical toward the proposed giant Hurricane-killing power plant in space.

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