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MoonMan hasn't been back to the moon since 1972, but that hasn't stopped a team of Japanese engineers from developing a plan to turn our celestial neighbor into a massive solar power plant. The disaster at the Fukushima nuclear power station has made Japan think more seriously about alternative energy, and as a result Shimizu Corporation's crazy plan has been gaining traction. The plan calls for a massive 12 mile-wide, 6,800 mile long "Luna Ring" of solar panels to be constructed on the moon's surface. The solar belt would then harness solar power directly from the sun and then beam it straight to Earth via microwaves and lasers.1
SolarMoonMan hasn't been back to the moon since 1972, but that hasn't stopped a team of Japanese engineers from developing a plan to turn our celestial neighbor into a massive solar power plant. The disaster at the Fukushima nuclear power station has made Japan think more seriously about alternative energy, and as a result Shimizu Corporation's crazy plan has been gaining traction. The plan calls for a massive 12 mile-wide, 6,800 mile long "Luna Ring" of solar panels to be constructed on the moon's surface. The solar belt would then harness solar power directly from the sun and then beam it straight to Earth via microwaves and lasers.2
SolarMoon1Man hasn't been back to the moon since 1972, but that hasn't stopped a team of Japanese engineers from developing a plan to turn our celestial neighbor into a massive solar power plant. The disaster at the Fukushima nuclear power station has made Japan think more seriously about alternative energy, and as a result Shimizu Corporation's crazy plan has been gaining traction. The plan calls for a massive 12 mile-wide, 6,800 mile long "Luna Ring" of solar panels to be constructed on the moon's surface. The solar belt would then harness solar power directly from the sun and then beam it straight to Earth via microwaves and lasers.3
SolarMoon2Man hasn't been back to the moon since 1972, but that hasn't stopped a team of Japanese engineers from developing a plan to turn our celestial neighbor into a massive solar power plant. The disaster at the Fukushima nuclear power station has made Japan think more seriously about alternative energy, and as a result Shimizu Corporation's crazy plan has been gaining traction. The plan calls for a massive 12 mile-wide, 6,800 mile long "Luna Ring" of solar panels to be constructed on the moon's surface. The solar belt would then harness solar power directly from the sun and then beam it straight to Earth via microwaves and lasers.4
SolarMoon3Man hasn't been back to the moon since 1972, but that hasn't stopped a team of Japanese engineers from developing a plan to turn our celestial neighbor into a massive solar power plant. The disaster at the Fukushima nuclear power station has made Japan think more seriously about alternative energy, and as a result Shimizu Corporation's crazy plan has been gaining traction. The plan calls for a massive 12 mile-wide, 6,800 mile long "Luna Ring" of solar panels to be constructed on the moon's surface. The solar belt would then harness solar power directly from the sun and then beam it straight to Earth via microwaves and lasers.5
