On Jul 10, 5:41*pm, Sylvia Else wrote:
The Australian Government has, for reasons that have much to do with
politics, and little to do with the environment, decided to throw $Au 10
billion into the bottomless pit that is renewable energy.

Lest it all get turned into yet more solar panels and windfarms, I
invite all comers to submit their plans for orbital power satellites. At
least then we might get some technological advance for our money, even
though I doubt we'd actually see any orbital power.

Sylvia.

First, super-insulated houses for all then everything else.

Then more efficient lighting, frigs, etc.

Then a better grid with storage such as compressed air or molten
sodium to drive generation when renewables are set, not blowing,
or not sloshing.

Don't forget geothermal by way of injection into dry wells that
might be possible as well.

Orbital power looks like an attractive target or perhaps a likely
target for orbital crap left over from creation given it's going to up
forever so to speak.

Then again it might work to have space power....................Trig