Catching Solar Wind: A Truly Endless Energy Source?

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We could quite possibly catch solar winds as a means for endless energy, and though it sounds like science fiction, we have the materials to do this now.

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Sources:
https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn19497-out-of-this-world-proposal-for-solar-wind-power/
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/international-journal-of-astrobiology/article/abs/solar-wind-power-satellite-as-an-alternative-to-a-traditional-dyson-sphere-and-its-implications-for-remote-detection/DF6FBB8CDCA6C74B31EEF900494497DA
(https://sci-hub.mksa.top/10.1017/S1473550410000066)
https://www.britannica.com/technology/solar-wind-power-satellite
https://www.insidescience.org/news/how-far-can-laser-light-travel
https://www.rp-photonics.com/beam_divergence.html
https://www.popsci.com/science/article/2010-10/solar-wind-could-replace-solar-wind-renewable-energy-source/

Images

https://www.storyblocks.com/video/stock/windmills-for-electric-power-production-arctic-view-havoygavelen-windmill-park-havoysund-northern-norway-aerial-footage-hrfaloqgliuwoh2mw

https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2016/images-from-sun-s-edge-reveal-origins-of-solar-wind

https://mars.nasa.gov/resources/22197/insight-images-a-solar-panel/?site=insight

https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/4370

https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/dyson-sphere-alien-mega-structure-around-a-star-gm1172247312-325107583

https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2020/new-ground-station-brings-laser-communications-closer-to-reality

https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/20299

https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/20299

https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2021/laser-communications-empowering-more-data-than-ever-before

https://www.storyblocks.com/video/stock/powerful-laser-burns-paper-brfqbipazwj3e95b25