My thoughts after watching the Kurzgesagt video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pP44EPBMb8A
The main problem I see with this concept is the loss of energy that our existing settlements would experience through loss of natural sunlight. Existing infrastructure will likely be highly dependent on solar energy. We can't just take that away through mirror absorption without simultaneously compensating for this loss with a pretty complex synchronizing scale.
Additionally, even if we have stabilized satellites microwave beaming the energy down to Earth and our surface colonies, the natural rotation of the planet will require the shifting of mirrors to constantly moving power stations. As these stations disappear from line of sight, these mechanisms and mirrors would needs to be adjusted to new stations. Obviously we can't just beam this energy directly to random areas during this transition, as the damage would be significant. The satellite thus needs to be able to absorb or deflect this energy. Perhaps we can direct it into space as the power station rotates off the horizon. This could still be damaging though. I don't see how the satellite could absorb this energy while they redirect their mirrors as it would be so significant that it's power would likely destroy the satellite.
I do love this concept though and would be interested to see if anyone can address these concerns for me.
Submitted December 31, 2018 at 12:54AM by triple_verbosity http://bit.ly/2AoDz0y
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