Hello, I am of a very scientific mind;
Has there ever been any speculated means of harvesting raw solar energy from the sun (in the form of whatever rays make it to the earth or to orbitally positioned solar cells), and taking this solar energy and continuously cycling / refining / converting it molecularly to produce solar fuel, without adding anything else that does not come directly from a sun? Is this possible? My ideas are for purely for a science fiction novel I am going to write, and I am in need of a realistic way of propelling "starships" from one solar system to another; I figured harvesting solar energy from various suns could be a good idea, if it's possible to convert solar energy entirely into solar fuel to propel a starship unit. I need a realistic way (holding some scientific bearing) in which solar energy is collected by itself, without adding anything else to it, and reconfiguring the molecules to have efficient solar fuel.
Thanks for any useful contributions.
2007-12-16
09:24:20
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