Reflectors in space could make solar farms on Earth work for longer every day
https://theconversation.com/reflectors-in-space-could-make-solar-farms-on-earth-work-for-longer-every-day-220554
"illuminate 10 km area orbiting 900 km high... each pass extends energy generation 15 - 20 min around dawn or dusk when demand greatest... high enough servicing multiple solar farms on same orbit... hexagonal reflectors, sides 250 m, 3 tonnes, currently cost few thousand dollars/ kg to launch (if reduced to few hundred dollars/ kilo, reflectors viable within few years)... operate for 20 to 30 years... illumination levels would last only few minutes per reflector and not exceed overcast day level"
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