Off-world Power Generation Crowdfunding

Tagline Proposals

Imagine making oil, coal and fracking obsolete. humankind needs to look to the virtually unlimited freely available resource of solar power. It's everywhere around us. It fills space.

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Feeling helpless about our dying planet? Frustrated by the ceaseless plundering of Earth by the coal, gas and oil industries? Tired of waiting for a plan? Well we're going to actually do something about it. Miller Offworld Power will send solar panels to space and beam the collected energy back to earth with lasers. yeah. frickin' lasers. 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, non-stop power.

We have a working prototype and want to enter phase 2 - optimization and scaling up. Join us in the fight for our planet.

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In another world, Earth isn't dying, it's prospering. And the inhabitants have access to unlimited offworld free energy. With your help, We can make that our reality.

Script of 2-3 min Pitch

Intro overview

 - Concept
   - Whiteboard style, but fast real-time good-enough; hires, so whole whiteboard can be seen; minimize BS drawing, just zoom and pan; intersperse with NASA/offworld footage
   - Sun power capacity
   - Lagrange points
   - Laser vs microwave
   - Self assembling and adaptable
   - Size estimate "nebraska"
     - Zoom way in, to show it's not that bad; include Earth edge for perspective (how?)
 - Philosophy
   - Annual crowdfunding
     - One year contract hire based on raise
     - Board will make no contracts not funded by raise or organic revenue; that means the project will never die, at worst it will slow but never stop.
   - This will be an open collaboration of a global collective.  Software and hardware specs will be open source and available online.  Third party contributions will be welcome.

Interesting details

 - Tech
   - optimize free space power transmission in lab conditions using currently-available consumer electronics
   - create a solar panel array with robotics that can self-assemble
   - create robotics that can precisely and safely aim laser energy to a distant target
     - use a real-time handshaking protocol that includes a constant low-power return laser
     - use an outer lower-powered tripwire laser that rotates around the main beam, providing safe cutoff on any interference
   - determine the cheapest possible option to launch a payload from Earth and navigate it to a final stable destination (lagrange or Earth orbit)
   - determine the requirements to receive laser power at an Earth-based power plant
   - crowdfund the project

 - project plans
   - Power delivered to any willing utilities, worldwide; no bias towards any race Creed nationality etc
   - Price point always set at no more than 95% of fossil fuel price, adjusted monthly
     - when sufficient power comes online, it will automatically render the extraction of fossil fuels from the Earth's crust economically infeasible
     - Lower price points may be provided for countries or regions in greater need, at the discretion of the board
   - Team
     - Can we give teasers? Eg "Xamarin maniac, Rubik's cube destroyer", "ee maker, 100mph fpv racer", "physics PhD, astronaut-in-training"

Engagement

 - Long term plan
   - This is a lifetime pledge from us to you
 - Opportunities for involvement
   - Project challenges will be posted for any contributors to engage
   - Annual crowdfunding and hiring
 - This year's rewards
   - Widgets
   - Incentives