Inventor says Solar Power Sat power is close to economical in place Forum: SSI-List
Thread: Inventor says Solar Power Sat power is close to economical in place
# 18630 byArthur P. Smith on Dec. 1, 2003, 9:42 a.m.
Member since 2022-08-22
Commercial solar panels on Earth right now cost at least $2.50 /Watt
(peak) (for space applications people typically pay more like
$5000/Watt). So this cost (if achievable) is competitive with that, and
therefore in principle with solar anywhere it can be used in space.