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Old January 6th, 2018 #51
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Originally Posted by George Witzgall View Post
A Dyson Sphere is ridiculous, even a Dyson "Swarm" doesn't make sense if by it you imagine multiple planes of orbital trajectories. What makes the most sense is a Dyson "Plane", a single plane in which "habitats" would orbit in circular orbits around the Sun (powered by the solar panels and largely self-sufficient).
Artificial satellites could do that. Anyone advanced enough to build an artifical satellite large enough to house thousands or millions would possess superior energy technology to solar. Solar is a primitive energy source. Nuclear fusion is the next step up for humans as a viable energy source.

https://newsroom.unsw.edu.au/news/sc...2%80%99-energy

The only way I could see solar being viable as a supplimentary energy source, is if someone could create structures with solar cells built in. We're not talking about something as unyieldy as 'solar panels'. Like for example, you got a skyscraper, and every part of the exterior of the structure, including the windows, is capable of drawing solar energy. I'm talking about doing it in a way that doesn't dumb down the aesthetics of the design for solar power.
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