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.
  • Cross-component concerns (eg, amount of storage capability required) will be considered by the board as needed.
  • Requirements are subject to change by the board at any time as needed.


Description Requirements Reference implementation Efficiency Cost
Off-world solar collection Lab 1 TBD W/kg TBD $/W
Off-world solar storage
  • Storage capability sufficient for periods where transmission is offline
Lab 2 TBD Wh/kg TBD $/Wh
Off-world solar transmission
  • Transmission/receiver handshake
    • for precision aiming
    • for safety, with instant power laser cutoff when interrupted
  • Cyber-security best practices
Lab 3 TBD Wh % TBD $/Wh
Earthbound solar collection
  • Sufficient ground area to capture transmitted energy
  • Transmission/receiver handshake
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