Shimizu’s Luna Ring project to bring lunar solar power to Earth

Desh Raj SharmaJun 2 2010

Just recently, Shimizu let us know about the project Green Float – a compact village on Dubai waters inspired by a lily floating on the water. Now taking a skyward roll, it hopes to harness solar energy through some PV panels installed on a 6800-mile belt around the moon’s equator. The ambitious project, dubbed as Luna Ring, will convert the lunar surface into a comprehensive power plant for our planet.

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Shimizu might have taken the clue from Sam Rockwell’s Hollywood movie “Moon” in conceptualizing the feasible. Luna Ring’s solar belt will convert sunlight into electricity. This electricity will be transmitted via cables to power conversion facilities on the near side of the moon. Here the electricity will be converted into microwaves and lasers and will be relayed to the earth through beams. Next, the terrestrial power stations will convert the received energy beams into electricity, which will later be supplied to grids.

Robotic Construction:

Robots controlled by people on Earth will use moon rocks and dust to construct the raw materials for the lunar solar plant. The Shimizu team will create water through a chemical reaction between lunar soil and hydrogen. After assembling the machinery and equipment from Earth in space, it will be landed on to the lunar surface for installation.

Via: PinkTentacle

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