Cort

joined 2 years ago
[โ€“] Cort@lemmy.world 2 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

Back of the napkin math:

Largest solar sail (much lighter than panels, but doesn't produce electricity) 2000 sq meters

200w/sq meter

400kwp

Also iirc the space solar farms plans I've seen call for re radiating the energy back via microwaves to dedicated receiving towers on the ground

[โ€“] Cort@lemmy.world 3 points 2 hours ago

Similar to how EU efficiency labels show power draw in W as kWh per 1000h of use

That sounds nice for appliances that run intermittently like refrigerators