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China plans to build ‘Three Gorges dam in space’ to harness solar power (www.scmp.com)
submitted 2 weeks ago by Alphane_Moon to c/space
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[–] SlopppyEngineer 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

The article doesn't mention in any way the cost. The rough calcifications for a system like this usually say that installation, replacements and transmission systems are an order of magnitude more expensive eliminating any advantage over ground based solar with batteries.

[–] Alphane_Moon 1 points 2 weeks ago

This does seem to be a more R&D or "proof of concept" type project.

[–] carl_dungeon 1 points 2 weeks ago

There’s no water in space though!