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Would a massive international solar-power station in earth's orbit help reduce global warming?

I know the idea sounds very outlandish but I think it may serve many purposes. I would think that this station could help power the new space tourisim industry. Also, we may be able to absorb enough of the sun's light to help reduce global warming.

www.space.com
www.nasa.com

http://www.space.com/spacetourism/

I apologize for the misunderstanding. I have no intention to transfer the energy back to earth... instead use it to help fuel to emerging space industry. Construction could be completed in space since... we will soon easily break the atmosphere in small jets. And I was not trying to shade the planet but use the solar panels to absorb energy from the sun before it hits the atmosphere.

Sounds like you are on to something here, although with respect to the size of it, and if you are thinking that it will shadow earth to some degree and reduce the direct sunlight upon the earth and create energy at the same time which could be sent to earth by microwave then in theory it would be wonderful, although I believe you would have to design it in such a way, or by using special materials that the solar winds, solar storms, meteorites, and space junk would not destroy it.

Also depending upon the distance you place it from earth, and with respect to the diameter of the object then gravitational attraction will increase so you will have to maintain its orbit using thrusters and Ion pulse would be perfect for such a power plant.

Although the down side is that the further the distance from earth the more massive the object must be to cast the shadow, and the materials involved in such an object would cost trillions upon trillions upon trillions of dollars unless you were capable of making it tissue paper thin.

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How about producing a vast number of multiple power plants connected to very large solar sheets and pepper them at multiple distances from earth, and multiple distances apart, however between earth and the sun. this would be much more cost affective and would be perfect for filtering out the sunlight, as with respect to us we would not even be capable of observing them, but with respect to the filtration which would be offered it would be most effective.

With respect to the energy created you could send it to any receiver which you wish to send it by microwave.

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Food Pantry Hanging Dehydrator / Dryer - Five Tray Non Electric Fruit, Vegetable, Jerky Dehydration - Food Pantrie $54.99 The Food Pantrie hanging food dehydrator is the perfect way to dehydrate foods naturally without electricity. Costs a fraction of electric dehydrators. It takes no electricity to run with is environmentally friendly and less expensive. Suitable for all types of fruits and vegetables. Also great for jerky. Can be used to sprout seeds and wheatgrass....

Freeloader Pico Solar Rechargeable iPhone Charger $29.99 Freeloader PICO is a compact and lightweight solar charger designed for people on the move! Using advanced solar cell and lithium ion battery technologies, PICO will charge its internal battery in double quick time. It then takes only 30 minutes to deliver its power to give a mobile phone, iPod or GPS etc etc. Freeloader PICO is supplied with four connection tips, a master cable and a comprehensiv...

The Three Doctors: Part 1 $1.99 ...

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8 pcs of Tenergy D Size 10,000mAh High Capacity High Rate NiMH Rechargeable Batteries $54.06 Features and Benefits * High quality D size 10 000 mAh high capacity nickel hydride metal (Ni-MH) rechargeable batteries * Ultra long running time with this 10 000 mAh high capacity * Very long life time and can be recharged up to 1000 times. * Can provide over 000 savings over the life time of this rechargeable batteries by eliminating the need to buy hundreds of;D-size Alkaline; batteries which ...

Tenergy High capacity NiMH Rechargeable battery package: 8 AA 2600 mAh + 8 AAA 1000 mAh $16.93 Features and Benefits * High quality AA and AAA Size rechargeable Nickel Metal Hydride (Ni-MH) battery top of the line. * Ultra high capacity batteries: AA 2600 mAh and AAA 1000 mA * Economic package of 8 AA and 8 AAA provides huge saving * Exact replacement for standard AA size battery in all the devices * Provides ultra long use time per charge * Advanced Ni-MH technology means twice as long us...

ECO Combo: Tenergy USB-5000 Hybrid Solar Charger + 4 pieces Tenergy Low Self Discharge AA Rechargeable Batteries $14.99 This Combo Package Includes: * 1 x Tenergy USB-5000 Rechargeable AA Battery Hybrid SolarCharger w/ USB * 1 x Centura Card AA 2000mah LSD NiMH Rechargeable Batteries (4 batteries total) Charging Time Charging time from sun power Size Charging Current Ni-MH Charging Time* AA 90mA 2100mAh 24 hours AA 90mA 2500mAh 28 hours Charging time from USB power Size Charging Current...

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