There is an energy crisis. There is an environment crisis. And the two - sooner rather than later - are going to collide. Humanity will have to make some brave decisions about fossil fuels, sustainability and the cost of electricity.
But even now, the giants of oil and gas are using AI to speed up their search for new pockets of oil and gas. They are using the same artificial intelligence to speed up the mining process, to make it more efficient, cheaper. Less humans in the loop. Net Zero by 2030 has become a joke.
Could the answer be right above our heads? Could the sun provide all the energy we need and make fossil fuels really an antiquated fuel source of the past? Space-Based Solar Power has projected costs as low as $30 /MWh. Cheap enough to cut your household electricity bills. On this week's show, Martin Soltau—co-founder of Space Solar — joins Mark and Jeremy to Think On Paper about the the economics, engineering and policy shifts that make orbit-generated clean energy look inevitable.Please Enjoy the show. And share with a curious friend.
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Learn More: https://www.spacesolar.co.uk/
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Timestamps
(00:00) Disruptors And Curious Minds
(01:34) Space Based Solar Satellites
(05:10) The Ground Infrastructure
(07:37) SBSP V Nuclear, Coal & Gas
(12:05) Launch Costs
(13:55) Data Centers In Space
(15:36) Scaling Space Based Solar Power
(18:08) Manufacturing In Space
(20:25) The Eisenhower Of SBSP
(23:10) The Politics Of Space Based Solar Power
(28:35) Energy Is Everything
(31:05) The Government Perspective
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