XPost: sci.energy.hydrogen, sci.physics.fusion   
   From: nickboy@narps.com   
      
   > We also know how to beam energy over long distances.   
      
   And how is that then???   
      
      
   "Manfred Bartz"  wrote in message n   
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   > softtanks@hotmail.com (Sanjay) writes:   
   >   
   > > There is plenty of energy on moons crust that if we can mine   
   > > Helium 3 Gas out of Moons crust we can solve all our energy   
   > > needs for 1000 years.   
   >   
   > There is plenty of energy coming from the natural fusion reactor in   
   > the center of our planetary system -- good for a few Billion years  :)   
   >   
   > > A pound of Helium-3 is having energy equivalent of 1 Million   
   > > ton of Coal.   
   >   
   > There is just one minor problem:  No one yet knows how to build a   
   > useful fusion reactor.  Even if we could build one, we would have   
   > messy radiation problems to deal with.   
   >   
   > OTOH, we know how to build solar panels.  We also know how to beam   
   > energy over long distances.  It is just a matter of economics and/or   
   > political will to move ahead with solar power satellites.   
   >   
   > I am not saying that there is no place for nuclear or fusion power,   
   > I just think solar will in the end be easier and more economical.   
   > Nuclear or fusion power would probably be ideal for deep space   
   > missions; or maybe anti-matter if it can be produced in sufficient   
   > quantity and by a cheap enough process.   
   >   
   > --   
   > Manfred Bartz   
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