Solar Panel Factory On The Moon

A far out plan to create swarms of self replicating solar panel satellites.

Solar panel factory on the moon.

What people see on earth is the sun s light energy reflecting off the moon s surface. Solar panels grown on the moon could power the earth. Advanced solar panel is a device that can be placed to generate energy from the sunlight. March 23 2016 don as far fetched as it may seem space based solar electricity production may become a reality if a california high school student s vision of installing a self replicating solar power factory on the moon is realised.

Microwave beams would be used to send the energy back towards earth from the moon. It consists of a base block a pole and a solar array that is 3x3 in size. Unlike the sun the moon does not generate its own light energy. Most solar panel frames are anodised aluminium and come in silver or black.

A solar panel factory on the moon. A solar panel array placed on the moon would generate electricity during earth s nighttime hours because it is receiving direct sunlight containing photons. The shimizu corporation wants to essentially build a ring of solar panels around the moon s equator and transmitted back to the earth via microwave. Since the advanced panel can adjust its rotation to the sun s current position it allows for better energy production as it is generating an optimal amount of energy throughout the day unlike the basic solar panel.

The reflected light seen from earth. Building solar panels in space might be as easy as clicking print nasa. To make solar panels even more appealing manufacturers are making much sleeker solar panels where the space between the cells is also black. February 14 2012 solar power on the moon is when a solar power system collects solar energy from the surface of the moon and then transports the energy to receivers on earth to be eventually used as electricity.

Finally considering the frame colour is essential. Illustration of a solar panel factory on the moon. And they want to get the project dubbed luna. The amount of money big oil companies spend every year to exhaust earth of its most valuable resource can be spent on putting solar panels on the moon.

Solar power on the moon.