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[–] LeFantome@programming.dev 6 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (2 children)

Microwave transmission. Very clever and quite cool.

You beam microwave power to the surface where it is absorbed, converted to electricity, and added to the grid.

Microwaves can easily penetrate cloud cover and other things that block or attenuate visible light. You get predictable, continuous power generation—perfect for direct integration to the grid. No batteries.

Only during the day of course but that is when energy demand is greatest and when you do not want excess capacity.

[–] thegr8goldfish@startrek.website 14 points 3 weeks ago

Plus if your neighbors piss you off you could accidentally have a targeting problem and melt their capital city. Whoops, sorry Vlad!

[–] dbx12@programming.dev 6 points 3 weeks ago

This sounds like Golden Eye with extra steps.