American Horse
AKA "Mustang"
I'm not going to pretend to understand all that; one thing I do understand us that the photovoltaic generation of electricity is not the problem. The problem is storing all that potential energy. It does seem to me that if we can optimize it sufficiently, we could move those cells into geosynchronous orbit where the sun always shines, generate it and beam it down to earth. That would be the full utilization of the energy we need.
What ever happened to that "space ladder" concept? I think it consists of a carbon nano-tube extending from earth's surface out into space.
Not giving that any credibility since it would have to be more than 25,000 miles in length, would have to have a counter balance mass in orbit equal to the mass of the tether plus cargo to be lifted, and be of a size to make it efficient for two way transportation; all that to me, makes it an unrealizable fantasy.