The Break-Even Map
Which combinations of launch price and hardware cost make space solar power competitive?
Chapter summary
only the corner where both are low.
Key takeaways
- 1
On Setcoin's model with 10 kg/kW and other reference inputs, a target of $100/MWh needs launch near $215 per kilogram at $2 per watt of hardware, or near $255 per kilogram at $1 per watt; at $5 per watt of hardware, launch must fall to about $100 per kilogram.
- 2
With lighter designs at 5 kg/kW, each launch threshold roughly doubles.
- 3
With today's space hardware at about $250 per watt, no launch price reaches any firm-power benchmark.
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