Off-world Power Generation Components

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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 contributions welcome from any interested party at any time. Contributions must be well-documented and repeatable.

  • 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 storage Lab 2 TBD Wh/kg TBD $/Wh
Off-world solar transmission
  • 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
 Lab 3 TBD Wh % TBD $/Wh
Earthbound solar collection Lab 2 TBD Wh % TBD $/Wh
Launch off-world gear Lab 2 N/A TBD $/kg
Robotic self-assembly of off-world gear
  • Establishment of orbit and assembly of initial gear
  • Orbital delivery and assembly of supplemental gear
 Lab 6 N/A TBD $/kg
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