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1. Approximately 6 kWt/person or, eventually, 2 kWe/person can enable energy prosperity. Note that "t" refers to thermal energy and "c" to electric energy. For a population of 10 billion people, anticipate d by 2050, this impli es 60,000 GWt or 20,000 GWe. For purposes of discussion, assume that power usage continues to be high to 2070. From 2000 to 2070 the world would consume approximately 3,000,000 GWt Y or 1,000,000 GWe-Y of energy. It is highly unlikely that conventional fossil, nuclear, and terrestrial renewable power systems can provide the power needed by 2050 and the total energy consumed by 2070. They are

restricted by limited supplies of fuels, pollution and wastes, irregular supplies of renewable energy, costs of creating and operating the global systems, and other factors.

2. It is technically and economically feasible to provide at least 100,000 GWe of solar electric energy from facilities on the Moon. The Lunar Solar Power (LSP) System can supply to Earth power that is independent of the biosphere and does not introduce CO2, ash, or other material wastes into the biosphere. Inexhaustible new net electrical energy provided by the LSP System enables the creation of new net material wealth on Earth that is decouple d from the biosphere. Given adequate

clean electric power, humanity's material needs can be acquired from common resources and recycled without the use of depletable fuels. LSP power increases the ability of tomorrow's generations to meet tomorrow's needs, and enables humanity to move beyond simply attempting to sustain itself within the biosphere to nurtur ing the biosphere.

3. The LSP System uses bases on opposing limbs of the Moon. Each base transmits multiple microwave power beams directly to Earth rectennas when the rectennas can view the Moon. Each base is augment ed by fields of photoconverters just across the limb of the Moon. Thus, one of the two bases in the pair can beam power toward Earth over the entire cycle of the lunar day and night. This version of LSP supplies extra energy to a rectenna on Earth while the rectenna can view the Moon. The extra energy is stored and then released when the Moon is not in view.

4. The LSP System is an unconventional approach to supplying commercial power to Earth. Power beams are considered esoteric and a technology of the distant future. However, Earth-to-Moon power beams of near-commercial intensity are an operational reality.

5. Load-following electrical power, without expensive storage, is highly desirable. Earth orbiting satellite s can redirect beams to rectennas that cannot view the Moon and thus enable load-following power to rectennas located anywhere on Earth. Rectennas on Earth and the lunar transmitters can be sized to permit the use of Earth orbiting redirectors that are 200 m to 1,000 m in diameter. Redirected satellites can be reflectors or retransmitters. The technology is much more mature than realized by the technical community at large.

Примечания

1. to anticipate – предвидеть

2. to imply – подразумевать

3. creation – создание

4. to decouple – разделять

5. to meet needs – удовлетворять потребности

6. to sustain – поддерживать

7. to nurture – питать

8. to augment – усиливать, увеличивать, расширять

9. esoteric – эзотерический (доступный посвященным)

10. orbiting satellite – орбитальный искусственный спутник

to permit – позволять

11. mature – зрелый