Repent wrote:Limitless supplies of abiotic methane exist on other planets in our solar system- such as Jupiter or Saturn. By harvesting these energy resources from space we could have limitless energy on Earth.
There is so much abiotic methane on Jupiter and Saturn we could exhaust the Earth's supply of free oxygen before we would run out of methane energy. With cable elevators and other new technologies (see August's edition of Scientific American) we could be on a path to achieve these goals.
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Repent wrote:These tankers could drop their frozen methane cargo into low Earth orbit & then we could extract the methane from the Earth's atmosphere at our leisure.
Repent wrote:My initial article was serious. Although some of the objections listed as replies are real challenges, we don't need to talk science-fiction about space resource possibilities.
We don't need "warp drive" or other nonsense ideas to cloud real possibilities. There is no air resistance in space once an object is in motion it stays in motion no matter how far the journey. You get space tankers to Jupiter the same way we get satellites to Jupiter. You have a minimal amount of thrust & use planetary fly-by assists to accelerate / decelerate further.
A space tanker around Jupiter could extract the methane while in low orbit through a retractable pipe of sufficient length to reach down into the abundant deposits & pump them up.
extract the methane from the Earth's atmosphere at our leisure
retractable pipe of sufficient length
Repent wrote:To say I have silly ideas reread your own posts? Import hydrogen from the sun- then we would have all the same problems with that hydrogen that we are have with the hydrogen we extract from the Earth.
Repent wrote:Solutions will present themselves; whether we think of them or not. Its more a question of time & money.
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