Re: beanstalks (was Re: Metallic hydrogen ...)

From: Alex Terrell (alexterrell_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 06/07/04 

Date: 7 Jun 2004 14:40:58 -0700

henry@spsystems.net (Henry Spencer) wrote in message news:<HyxA1t.H8K@spsystems.net>...
>
> Laser power beaming, on the other hand, is quite straightforward, and on
> this scale it doesn't need anything much in the way of new technology.
> The one real nuisance is needing several beaming stations because of the
> possibility that one or more will be clouded out.

Though you can beam power from satellites for the last 22,290 miles of
the climb, with no chance of being clouded out.

You could then use a conductor for the first 10 miles or so - perhaps
balloon assisted. It may indeed make sense to have balloon held
lightning conductors around the lowest part of the tower.

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