Conventional production of electrical energy depletes resources that are not renewable for our planet. Scientists around the world are trying to find a method that provides us with the service and at the same time is friendly to the environment. Elon Musk He claims to know the most optimal solution: “we have a giant fusion reactor in the sky,” he said according to a review by Xataka.
The reactor that the South African tycoon is talking about is nothing less than the Sun. The massive star on which the planetary system operates is enough to provide us with sufficient energy. However, solar panel initiatives, although working, have not been enough to provide electricity to an entire country, for example.
Elon Musk has the solution: a gigantic solar panel measuring about 160 kilometers perched in Earth’s orbit. “You could actually power the entire United States with 100 miles by 100 miles of solar energy,” Elon Musk said during a visit to The Joe Rogan Experience in late October.
To cover the territory of the United States, the diameter of solar panels mentioned would be sufficient: 160 by 160 kilometers. For Elon Musk, taking this structure into space is not difficult and, in his opinion, it is the best solution to the energy problem.
“That thing just works. We have a giant fusion reactor in the sky,” she said in reference to the fact that we must take advantage of the Sun.
Elon Musk is familiar with the energy industry, and it’s not just because of his electric car initiative, at Tesla Motors. The billionaire also operates the company Solar City, a company that offers installation, financing and maintenance services for solar photovoltaic energy systems to homeowners, businesses and government/non-profit organizations.
Musk’s plan is that the energy collected by solar panels would be transmitted to Earth using microwaves or lasers.