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 | 0.0000 (tbd) | W/kg | (tbd) 0.0 | $/W |
| Off-world solar storage | Lab 2 | 0.0000 (tbd) | Wh/kg | (tbd) 0.0 | $/Wh |
| Off-world solar transmission | Requirements
|
0.0000 (tbd) | Wh % | (tbd) 0.0 | $/Wh |
| Earthbound solar collection | Lab 2 | 0.0000 (tbd) | Wh % | (tbd) 0.0 | $/Wh |
| Launch off-world gear | Lab 2 | (tbd) 0.0 | $/kg | ||
| Robotic self-assembly of off-world gear | Requirements
|
(tbd) 0.0 | $/kg | ||