Wednesday, February 27, 2013

3000 square meters

That's how much solar panels Mars One proposes to supply four colonists with their needs. At 10% efficiency (50 Watts per square meter) that would be a total of 150 kw. That's not a lot and certainly not enough for industry.

My fictional account provides 20 year life thorium reactors (about 200 kg. ea.) fitted into each of seven landers. The reactors aren't fictional. This would provide 1750 kw. plus whatever solar panels are also brought. Still not really enough for industry.

But they can start industry by concentrating that power. They do that by using their solar power to produce methane. Methane engines can then produce all the power they need for industrial processes when they need it.

How to make a home nuclear reactor.

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