if we want to collect the most energy physically possible, we’ll need to collect the most energy physically possible, we need the most ambitious project ever, a Dyson sphere.so, what would it look like?
enveloping the sun in a large solid shell wouldn’t work, because that would be vulnerable to impacts. instead, we will use giant solar-panel-like satellites called a Dyson swarm. a Dyson swarm would collect solar power and send it to us. we can sort the challenges into 3 main categories:
1.materials
to get the vast amounts of stuff required to make a Dyson swarm, we will have to disassemble a planet. mercury is the best option, as it has a lot of metal on it and is very close to the sun.
2. design
simpler is better. normal solar panels are way too fragile. our satellites need to stay up there for a long time. they need to operate without maintenance for a few decades and they have to be cheap to make. and so… what are we going to use????? that would be part two…
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