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		chaosbolt on Nov 20, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Digging 10 miles underground could yield enough ge... The Sahara desert and Australia are huge but at least for the thermosolar farm in the Moroccan desert, the difficulty is transporting the electricity far enough to sell it. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ouarzazate_Solar_Power_Station

pmoriarty on Nov 20, 2022 [–]

Another option is to build it in space.

Lots of room there.

Wowfunhappy on Nov 20, 2022 | [–]

It's easy to generate solar power in space, but difficult to do anything with it.

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