The Moon As a Giant Solar Plant

Wed, 04 Dec 2013 18:12:21 +1100

Katherine Phelps <muse [at] glasswings.com.au>

Katherine Phelps
Shimizu Corporation, a Japanese architecture and engineering firm, has a
plan <http://www.shimz.co.jp/english/theme/dream/lunaring.html> to
effectively turn the moon into a giant solar power plant, reports
Inhabitat
<http://inhabitat.com/japanese-corporation-plans-to-turn-the-moon-into-a-massive-solar-power-plant/>.

It proposes building a massive collection of solar panels (a "Luna
Ring") 6,800 miles long by 12 miles wide on the moon's surface.

That's certainly a heavy-duty construction job for human beings, so
Shimizu plans to get the work done with robots, only involving humans in
supervisory roles.

http://www.businessinsider.com.au/shimizu-corporation-solar-plant-on-moon-2013-11

So anime and so cool!

Peace,

Katherine

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