Single way to get solar energy from the moon

Shimizu Construction Company of Japan has just announced an innovative solution to deal with the country's energy problem in particular and the earth in general - creating a belt of solar panels covering the face. moon.

The above battery belt will transmit the collected solar energy to the receiving stations on the ground in the form of lasers or microwaves.

This 'moon belt' is capable of sending Earth 13,000 terawatts of energy each year. This is a small number because the US generated only 4,100 terawatts of energy in 2011. Shimizu's representative said on the company's website: "A change from the economical use of organic energy resources drought to the unlimited use of clean energy is a great dream of humanity ".

The project of 'energy belt' surrounding the moon by Shimizu Company (Japan).(Photo: Independent)

Until before the tsunami earthquake in March 2011, Japan relied heavily on nuclear energy. The country shut down its last nuclear reactor in September. Tokyo is likely to still need to restart nuclear plants to meet short-term energy demand. However, the disaster caused the country to pay more attention to finding safer alternative forms of energy.

The initiative of Shimizu company was launched before the crisis at Fukushima 1 Nuclear Power Plant so it did not attract much attention at that time. Now, the project is more interested in the context of this crisis has not been processed yet.

The company declined to say the 'moon belt' project budget but believed it would be completed as early as early 2035 if there was enough money. As planned, robots and automated devices will be developed to exploit resources on the moon as well as to undertake concrete production with energy panels for the project.

Once completed, the belt will stretch nearly 11,000 km along the moon's equator and continue to be exposed to the sun to transmit energy regularly to Earth.