Why not just in geosynchronous orbit above Japan? Way easier than all the way at the moon.
PurpleCoat6656 on
Sweet, free energy. Then we can put guns on it!
DarkFireFenrir on
I’m against categorizing things as fantasy so quickly, since 200 years ago saying that people would fly was met with ridicule, but perhaps, just perhaps, we should build a lunar base before making these claims
general__Leo on
How deadly are the microwaves of power that would be beaming towards earth?
chickey23 on
And it is a death ray!
redmongrel on
I can think of at least three countries, including our own, that would gladly blow this up to force the oil industry to remain all powerful.
itzjackybro on
the sequel to “Japan is turning footsteps into electricity”
Chaos_Theory1989 on
Is this how Halo becomes real? And the aliens show up like, “Nope!”
UserLesser2004 on
Something straight from Gundam lol. Just need to paint it red for 3x the energy
Choice_Marzipan5322 on
Solve poverty and sickness on Earth first
Stingray88 on
Cool, and if they can make it happen, great…
But it would be infinitely cheaper and easier to just build more solar right here on earth to provide endless clean energy to earth.
carthuscrass on
How do they plan on getting the energy to Earth? A 192,000 mile cable!?
SoFloFella50 on
I just hope it doesn’t spawn any Godzillas.
Seriously though, here is something that would make the world a better place.
pantograph on
The Magic is how do you transmit the power to earth without huge losses? This is far from a trivial problem.
azssf on
Needs some protomolecule.
KorendSlicks on
Someone watched Gundam 00 and decided to put it on the Moon instead.
twotoebobo on
Sounds like fake bs.
Mildly-Interesting1 on
Awesome. Thank you Japan.
UnidentifiedBob on
i want a Dyson Sphere.
Highsmith777 on
Awesome. Do it already
Rich_Housing971 on
Article is clickbait. The picture has nothing to do with the actual proposal. The actual proposal is pretty boring- just having a ton of solar panels on the moon the way we already have it on earth. Nothing is orbiting anything.
Once you understand this, then it seems pretty ridiculous and stupid. Just add more panels on Earth. The gains in solar production from putting it on the moon is not worth the effort getting them up there. Finally, if you really want panels outside of the earth’s atmosphere, then just HAVE IT IN SPACE.
It’s a non-serious proposal that the author decided to turn into a clickbait article and gullible people are thinking it’s real.
Have_A_Jelly_Baby on
But how does that benefit the billionaires?
Won’t anyone think of the billionaires?!?
tdrhq on
This is like the nuclear-bros trying to telling us that we shouldn’t be building solar panels now and instead invest in nuclear plants that would open 20 years later.
Anything but the obvious cheap thing that we already have today
biopunk42 on
“Japan company wants to trick investors with unrealistic mock-ups that ignore all properties of logistics and scale, then leave others holding the bag”
– more accurate headline.
jiblit on
I do too, but both me and Japan have about the same odds of actually doing it.
Embarrassed-Part-890 on
I thought weed was banned in Japan lol
MarketingKnown5788 on
Call me an imbecile if you want but how will this moon energy get to Earth?
Giant cables? Wireless? Batteries? Free energy?
I honestly don’t get it.
drubus_dong on
Plot twist, they do not want to do that.
Mean_Rule9823 on
America would bomb them if they tried to help everyone lol
Can’t have another country have that much influence or soft power.
Wish we could all just get along as one global community..
That will never happen with religion and power hungry governments tho.
Redtex on
While Trump pushes to burn coal and destroy our environment.
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That would be a lunar ring actually
…or just build PV on earth?
Pure fantasy.
Why not just in geosynchronous orbit above Japan? Way easier than all the way at the moon.
Sweet, free energy. Then we can put guns on it!
I’m against categorizing things as fantasy so quickly, since 200 years ago saying that people would fly was met with ridicule, but perhaps, just perhaps, we should build a lunar base before making these claims
How deadly are the microwaves of power that would be beaming towards earth?
And it is a death ray!
I can think of at least three countries, including our own, that would gladly blow this up to force the oil industry to remain all powerful.
the sequel to “Japan is turning footsteps into electricity”
Is this how Halo becomes real? And the aliens show up like, “Nope!”
Something straight from Gundam lol. Just need to paint it red for 3x the energy
Solve poverty and sickness on Earth first
Cool, and if they can make it happen, great…
But it would be infinitely cheaper and easier to just build more solar right here on earth to provide endless clean energy to earth.
How do they plan on getting the energy to Earth? A 192,000 mile cable!?
I just hope it doesn’t spawn any Godzillas.
Seriously though, here is something that would make the world a better place.
The Magic is how do you transmit the power to earth without huge losses? This is far from a trivial problem.
Needs some protomolecule.
Someone watched Gundam 00 and decided to put it on the Moon instead.
Sounds like fake bs.
Awesome. Thank you Japan.
i want a Dyson Sphere.
Awesome. Do it already
Article is clickbait. The picture has nothing to do with the actual proposal. The actual proposal is pretty boring- just having a ton of solar panels on the moon the way we already have it on earth. Nothing is orbiting anything.
Once you understand this, then it seems pretty ridiculous and stupid. Just add more panels on Earth. The gains in solar production from putting it on the moon is not worth the effort getting them up there. Finally, if you really want panels outside of the earth’s atmosphere, then just HAVE IT IN SPACE.
It’s a non-serious proposal that the author decided to turn into a clickbait article and gullible people are thinking it’s real.
But how does that benefit the billionaires?
Won’t anyone think of the billionaires?!?
This is like the nuclear-bros trying to telling us that we shouldn’t be building solar panels now and instead invest in nuclear plants that would open 20 years later.
Anything but the obvious cheap thing that we already have today
“Japan company wants to trick investors with unrealistic mock-ups that ignore all properties of logistics and scale, then leave others holding the bag”
– more accurate headline.
I do too, but both me and Japan have about the same odds of actually doing it.
I thought weed was banned in Japan lol
Call me an imbecile if you want but how will this moon energy get to Earth?
Giant cables? Wireless? Batteries? Free energy?
I honestly don’t get it.
Plot twist, they do not want to do that.
America would bomb them if they tried to help everyone lol
Can’t have another country have that much influence or soft power.
Wish we could all just get along as one global community..
That will never happen with religion and power hungry governments tho.
While Trump pushes to burn coal and destroy our environment.