Off-world Power Generation Components

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

• Any efficiency improvement of at least 2% with no more than a 10% cost increase will automatically qualify to be the new reference standard.
• Any cost reduction of at least 0.5% with no loss in efficiency will automatically qualify to be the new reference standard.
• Higher-cost efficiency improvements will be accepted for review by the board, who will consider the cost impact on the success of the project.
• Lower-cost improvements that result in a "statistically insignificant" efficiency loss will be accepted for review by the board.

Description	Reference implementation	Efficiency		Cost
Off-world solar collection	Lab 1	TBD	W/kg	TBD	$/W
Off-world solar collection	Lab 1	TBD	W/kg	TBD	$/W

Off-world solar collection

Reference implementation

• Description: TBD
• Efficiency (W/kg): TBD
• Cost ($/W): TBD

Off-world solar storage

Reference implementation

• Description: TBD
• Efficiency (Wh/kg): TBD
• Cost ($/Wh): TBD

Off-world solar transmission

Requirements

• Transmission/receiver handshake
  • for precision aiming
  • for safety; power laser cutoff within 5 seconds when transmission line of sight is blocked
• Cyber-security best practices

Reference implementation

• Description: TBD
• Efficiency (Wh %): TBD
• Cost ($/Wh): TBD

Earthbound solar collection

Reference implementation

• Description: TBD
• Efficiency (Wh %): TBD
• Cost ($/Wh): TBD

Earthbound solar distribution

Reference implementation

• Description: TBD
• Efficiency (Wh*km): TBD
• Cost ($/Wh*km): TBD

Launch of off-world gear

Reference implementation

• Description: TBD
• Efficiency (Wh*km): TBD
• Cost ($/Wh*km): TBD

Robotic self-assembly of off-world gear

Requirements

• Establishment of orbit and assembly of initial gear
• Orbital delivery and assembly of supplemental gear

Reference implementation

• Description: TBD
• Cost ($/kg): TBD