solar power – Queer Sci Fi

FOR WRITERS: Solarpunk

November 25, 2020 by scott

FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Scott: As the world tries to transition off of carbon-based power, solar will become an important part of the mix. Writers, have you written solarpunk – sci fi involving a solar-powered future? Writers: This is a writer chat – you are welcome to share your own book/link, as long as it fits the chat, but please do so as part of a discussion about the topic. Join the chat: FB: http://bit.ly/1MvPABVMeWe: http://bit.ly/2mjg8lf

Solar Power Stations in Space?

November 25, 2020 by scott

It sounds like science fiction: giant solar power stations floating in space that beam down enormous amounts of energy to Earth. And for a long time, the concept – first developed by the Russian scientist, Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, in the 1920s – was mainly an inspiration for writers. A century later, however, scientists are making huge strides in turning the concept into reality. The European Space Agency has realised the potential of these efforts and is now looking to fund such projects, predicting that the first industrial resource we will get from space is “beamed power”. Climate change is the greatest … Read more