Japan's Clean Energy Plan, Beam Solar Energy to Earth From The Moon

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May 31, 2011, 04:23:51 AM Last Edit: May 31, 2011, 06:37:45 PM by jimmy olsen
Japan, the anti-Germany.  :cool:

http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2011/05/24/luna-ring-solar-energy-from-the-moon/

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Japan's ongoing Fukushima Daiichi nuclear crisis has spawned some rapid-fire developments for future energy production. This weekend, plans to initiate the compulsory installation of solar energy panels on every building in the country by 2030 were announced, along with a proposed plan that promises to be the largest public infrastructure in human history: the LUNA RING.


Shimizu Corporation construction firm's research branch, CSP, unveiled a long-term planning project to install a belt of photovoltaic panels across the surface of the Moon. Power gathered from the 13,000 terrawatts of continuous solar energy the Moon's surface receives daily would be beamed back to an Earth-based receiving station via microwave or laser transmission, where it would then be used to power public offices, hospitals and schools across the globe. A staff of remotely controlled robots would be in constant rotation to make repairs and provide maintenance for the LUNA RING installation, though the structure would require some human personnel on-site. To make the process more efficient, the proposed plan includes building the LUNA RING's solar panels on the lunar surface using local materials, rather than launching pre-built panels to the site.




Though the "very optimistic forecast" for the project's launch is 2035, the necessary components for building LUNA RING are already in wide use: photovoltaic panels, remote controlled robots, laser and microwave transmitters are utilized in innumerable capacities right here on the ground. In this sense, LUNA RING seems not-so-far fetched. However, when trying to determine the economic requirements for such a massive undertaking, CSP's Tetsuji Yoshida answers with a non-answer: "[P]rice is a human tool for exchanging goods. Maybe this type of project could be out of range of cost considerations. We would have to find a new word for it?" Certainly this is indicative of the incalculable ambition of LUNA RING's enormousness. It rings a bit of Carl Sagan's novel, Contact; perhaps for a project like LUNA RING, one with such sweeping goals and in need of seemingly impossible resources, a global cooperative is the only means by which Shimizu Corporation's vision can be realized.

For more about LUNA RING and details about the proposed technology, check out the Shimizu's Dream page.
http://www.shimz.co.jp/english/theme/dream/lunaring.html
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Josquius

#1
May 31, 2011, 04:31:04 AM
*Facepalm*

Though it would be cool to see the reactions of uncontacted tribes if it did happen.
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Tamas

#2
May 31, 2011, 04:33:27 AM
would be totally awesome if done, but I dont think I'll live to see it

Crazy_Ivan80

#3
May 31, 2011, 05:15:40 AM
now witness the firepower of this fully armed and operational battlestation...

The Larch

#4
May 31, 2011, 05:16:24 AM
Why do I have the mental picture of kids playing with a magnifying glass in the backyard, frying some ants?

Monoriu

#5
May 31, 2011, 05:17:45 AM
Huh.  They can't fix a nuclear plant fallout within their country, so they propose building a power station on the moon... :wacko:

Neil

#6
May 31, 2011, 08:22:31 AM
This sort of mega-project isn't very likely, especially since they have plenty of time to cancel it.  A shame, because it would be fun to watch the Euros go apeshit over the destruction of the lunar environment.

Mind you, if someone was going to do something like this, the Japanese would be it.  They have more will and drive than the civilized white peoples.  Although they lack the ruthlessness and the disregard for human life of the Chinese and the other uncivilized races, they're also much more technically proficient.
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May 31, 2011, 10:54:41 AM
Quote from: Neil on May 31, 2011, 08:22:31 AM
Although they lack the ruthlessness and the disregard for human life of the Chinese and the other uncivilized races...
Tell that to the crew of Yamato.
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#8
May 31, 2011, 11:18:14 AM
Well, you have to hand it to the Japanese.  Their plans are always so realistic.
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Neil

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May 31, 2011, 11:23:15 AM
Quote from: grumbler on May 31, 2011, 10:54:41 AM
Quote from: Neil on May 31, 2011, 08:22:31 AM
Although they lack the ruthlessness and the disregard for human life of the Chinese and the other uncivilized races...
Tell that to the crew of Yamato.

Different Japanese.  Peoples change.  After all, the Americans of the 40s were still capable of great things.
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May 31, 2011, 12:45:58 PM
Quote from: Neil on May 31, 2011, 11:23:15 AM
After all, the Americans of the 40s were still capable of great things.

Please.  With all their ingenuity, were they able to come up with canned peanut butter & jelly sandwiches, or bacon-flavored salt? :rolleyes:
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#11
May 31, 2011, 01:02:58 PM
Quote from: derspiess on May 31, 2011, 12:45:58 PM
Quote from: Neil on May 31, 2011, 11:23:15 AM
After all, the Americans of the 40s were still capable of great things.
Please.  With all their ingenuity, were they able to come up with canned peanut butter & jelly sandwiches, or bacon-flavored salt? :rolleyes:
Neither of those are good things.
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May 31, 2011, 01:06:40 PM
Quote from: Neil on May 31, 2011, 11:23:15 AM
Different Japanese.  Peoples change.  After all, the Americans of the 40s were still capable of great things.

Like their creation of the United Nations.
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#13
May 31, 2011, 01:07:18 PM
Saved South Korea.
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Norgy

#14
May 31, 2011, 01:13:51 PM
Solar engery sounds dangerous.
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