Kite-Flying Robots Could Generate Energy on Mars Caroline Delbert
The kite assembly saves as much weight as possible for the long trip to Mars.
The first settlers on Mars will need to rely on renewable energy to survive in the long run, or else Elon Musk’s prophecy will come true much sooner than expected. The problem? “Generating renewable energy on Mars is technologically challenging,” say scientists at Delft University of Technology.
That’s the understatement of the solar system. Mars receives just 43 percent of the sunlight that Earth does, the scientists explain, and our current generation of solar energy tech is lucky to reach about 40 percent efficiency to begin with.
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