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Dcarson: /* Big Battery Power */

2022-06-11T08:30:55Z

Big Battery Power

2022-06-11T08:23:13Z

Big Battery Power

2013-02-23T14:57:16Z

Nuclear Power: rewording

2013-02-23T05:41:59Z

Nuclear Power

2011-05-30T17:18:37Z

Nuclear Power: fixing link

2011-05-30T17:08:52Z

Nuclear Power: fixing link

2011-05-30T17:06:42Z

Nuclear Power: providing link

2011-05-30T17:00:49Z

Flywheels: fixing link

2011-05-30T16:57:00Z

Nuclear Power: fixing link

2009-04-25T05:36:38Z

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 More convential batteries that can use local materials are iron/air, aluminum/air and iron salts and water. The first two need little imports the last needs more but the bulk is local.
-  [[https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Discharge-curves-of-ALFA-cell-a-Normal-type-Aluminium-air-battery-b-ALFA-cell-c-1_fig2_264858519| AL O]]
+  [https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Discharge-curves-of-ALFA-cell-a-Normal-type-Aluminium-air-battery-b-ALFA-cell-c-1_fig2_264858519 AL O]
-  [[https://formenergy.com/technology/| FE O]]
+ [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aluminium–air_battery AL O]
-  [[https://essinc.com| FE Salt]]
+  [https://formenergy.com/technology/ FE O]
 ===Solar Thermal===

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	By the time of our stories, it is reasonable to expect really good batteries will be available for use in space. These will give a lunar rover a range of at least 500 kilometers. They will also be able to power reasonable amounts of electronics and modest life support equipment through a 14 Earth day lunar night. They will not allow large industrial operations for this length of time.		By the time of our stories, it is reasonable to expect really good batteries will be available for use in space. These will give a lunar rover a range of at least 500 kilometers. They will also be able to power reasonable amounts of electronics and modest life support equipment through a 14 Earth day lunar night. They will not allow large industrial operations for this length of time.
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		+	More convential batteries that can use local materials are iron/air, aluminum/air and iron salts and water. The first two need little imports the last needs more but the bulk is local.
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		+	[[https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Discharge-curves-of-ALFA-cell-a-Normal-type-Aluminium-air-battery-b-ALFA-cell-c-1_fig2_264858519\| AL O]]
		+	[[https://formenergy.com/technology/\| FE O]]
		+	[[https://essinc.com\| FE Salt]]

	===Solar Thermal===		===Solar Thermal===

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 In the longer term it may be useful to establish small [[Nuclear Power|nuclear power]] stations on the Moon, particularly in non-polar locations.  These will mainly provide power during the long [[lunar night]].  Their daylight operation will be limited by their ability to dump [[Lunar Radiator|waste heat]].  They will be expensive to build.    [[Solar Power Satellites|SPS]] [[rectennas]] would probably be cheaper for larger power requirements.
-LENR http://futureinnovation.larc.nasa.gov/view/articles/futurism/bushnell/low-energy-nuclear-reactions.html"
+There has been a suggestion that Low Energy Nuclear Reactions [http://futureinnovation.larc.nasa.gov/view/articles/futurism/bushnell/low-energy-nuclear-reactions.html LENR] could be a solution to energy problems on the moon and on Earth.  If this technology develops confirmed positive results, use on the moon would be enhanced if the necessary elements are found to be common in regolith.
 ==Story Power==

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	In the longer term it may be useful to establish small [[Nuclear Power\|nuclear power]] stations on the Moon, particularly in non-polar locations. These will mainly provide power during the long [[lunar night]]. Their daylight operation will be limited by their ability to dump [[Lunar Radiator\|waste heat]]. They will be expensive to build. [[Solar Power Satellites\|SPS]] [[rectennas]] would probably be cheaper for larger power requirements.		In the longer term it may be useful to establish small [[Nuclear Power\|nuclear power]] stations on the Moon, particularly in non-polar locations. These will mainly provide power during the long [[lunar night]]. Their daylight operation will be limited by their ability to dump [[Lunar Radiator\|waste heat]]. They will be expensive to build. [[Solar Power Satellites\|SPS]] [[rectennas]] would probably be cheaper for larger power requirements.
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		+	LENR http://futureinnovation.larc.nasa.gov/view/articles/futurism/bushnell/low-energy-nuclear-reactions.html"
		+	research, are any of the potential elements used reasonably common in regolith?"

	==Story Power==		==Story Power==

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 During early stages of lunar exploration, some instruments can be powered by [[Radioisotope Thermal Generators]] ([[RTG]]).  The [[radioisotopes]] needed to make them are manufactured at only a few places on Earth and only in small amounts.
-In the longer term it may be useful to establish small [[Nuclear Power|nuclear power]] stations on the Moon, particularly in non-polar locations.  These will mainly provide power during the long [[lunar night]].  Their daylight operation will be limited by their ability to dump [[Lunar Radiator|waste heat]].  They will be expensive to build.    [[SPS]] [[rectennas]] would probably be cheaper for larger power requirements.
+In the longer term it may be useful to establish small [[Nuclear Power|nuclear power]] stations on the Moon, particularly in non-polar locations.  These will mainly provide power during the long [[lunar night]].  Their daylight operation will be limited by their ability to dump [[Lunar Radiator|waste heat]].  They will be expensive to build.    [[Solar Power Satellites|SPS]] [[rectennas]] would probably be cheaper for larger power requirements.
 ==Story Power==

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 ===Flywheels===
-Need info on [[flywheels]] here.
+See [[Flywheel]].
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 ==Nuclear Power==
-Two common type of nuclear power, [[nuclear fission]] reactors, or [[RTG]]s.
+Two common type of nuclear power, [[Nuclear Fission|nuclear fission]] reactors, or [[RTG]]s.
 During early stages of lunar exploration, some instruments can be powered by [[Radioisotope Thermal Generators]] ([[RTG]]).  The [[radioisotopes]] needed to make them are manufactured at only a few places on Earth and only in small amounts.

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 By the time of our stories, it is reasonable to expect really good batteries will be available for use in space.  These will give a lunar rover a range of at least 500 kilometers.  They will also be able to power reasonable amounts of electronics and modest life support equipment through a 14 Earth day lunar night.  They will not allow large industrial operations for this length of time.
-===Molten Salt===
+===Solar Thermal===
 Heat energy collected from the Sun could be stored via molten salts in insulated containers and made available throughout the Lunar night. Salts in a molten state holds tremendous amount of energy which could be converted to both mechanical and electrical power through the use of a steam turbine or Stirling cycle engine.