Off-world Power Generation Components

Each component will have a reference implementation with a black box efficiency and cost rating.

Reference implementations will be subject to constant improvement, with new proposals welcome from any interested party at any time.

• New proposals must be well-documented and repeatable.
• Any efficiency improvement of at least 2% with no more than a 10% cost increase will be automatically considered for the new reference standard.
• Any cost reduction of at least 0.5% with no loss in efficiency will be automatically considered for the new reference standard.
• Rewards for each newly-accepted reference implementation will be determined by the board.

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Description	Requirements	Reference implementation	Efficiency		Cost
Off-world solar collection		Lab 1: Free Space 1W Transmission	15.6	W/kg	1.15	$/W
Off-world solar storage	Storage capability sufficient for periods where transmission is offline	Lab 1: Free Space 1W Transmission	44	Wh/kg	1.45	$/Wh
Freespace handshake	Transmitter/receiver handshake for precision aiming for safety, with instant power laser cutoff when interrupted must ensure that tracking is possible of any objects inside any proposed cone of detection	Lab 2: Laser aiming		ms (time to create handshake) mph (max speed of interfering object)	TBD	NA
Freespace transmission	Cyber-security best practices	Lab 2: Laser aiming	TBD	Wh %	TBD	$/Wh
Earthbound solar collection	Sufficient ground area to capture transmitted energy Transmission/receiver handshake	Lab 2: Laser aiming	TBD	Wh % (efficiency)	TBD	$/Wh, including land cost
Earthbound distribution	Use existing transmission and distribution lines where possible May use cheaper/more accessible access points in areas of higher need	TBD	TBD	GW / km^2	TBD	$/(GW*km^2)
Launch off-world gear		TBD	-		TBD	$/kg
Robotic self-assembly of off-world gear	Establishment of orbit and assembly of initial gear Orbital delivery and assembly of supplemental gear	TBD	-		TBD	$/kg