53 Stars Are Possible Dyson Spheres
by Brian Wang from NextBigFuture.com on (#6MWTA)
Dyson spheres (aka Dyson Swarms) are hypothetical structures where civilizations build solar power satellite collection around a star. We currently generate about 50 megawatts from space based solar power out of a total of about 20 terawatts. The total solar energy that hits the earth is about 10,000 times more and the total energy from ...