TheMightyPickaxe t1_jdxiet6 wrote on March 27, 2023 at 10:27 PM Reply to comment by johnp299 in Would building a Dyson sphere be worth it: We ran the numbers. by filosoful While the power density is low, after all the infrastructure is in place the energy is basically free. You wouldn't need to worry much about efficiency (other than heat dissipation) since you have a virtually unlimited source of energy. Permalink Parent 3
TheMightyPickaxe t1_jdxiet6 wrote
Reply to comment by johnp299 in Would building a Dyson sphere be worth it: We ran the numbers. by filosoful
While the power density is low, after all the infrastructure is in place the energy is basically free. You wouldn't need to worry much about efficiency (other than heat dissipation) since you have a virtually unlimited source of energy.