Baby Dyson Sphere go brrr

What if the pipeline already existed... But it was made of light

Wouldn't even need to run it out that far and we don't have the material science to handle temperatures near the sun.

Spicy rocks

Take a look at reverse electro-dialysis.

It's pushing thermal energy into electricity directly by the force of entropy.

Your name makes me think you're about to lather your own naked body in vasoline, and hide inside the couch.

Personally, I like the mirror plants that use the suns energy to superheat salt.

And then use that to boil water. /s

For real, what China is doing with PVs is pretty fucking cool.

Because it feels archaic and inefficient, maybe?

We also have developed solar panels, wind turbines, hydro-electric dams as well as tidal/wave energy devices in the intervening years - so adding another method to boil water just feels “outdated”.

I’m not trying to cast judgement myself, just trying to explain that it feels like it’s just “vibes based”.

The problem is there’s an upper limit on how much useful energy you can extract from a heat engine.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnot_cycle

1 - Tc/Th

The only 100% efficient heat exchanger has a cold side at absolute zero.

Step 1: boil the ocean

Boiling water, obviously!

It's also due to water being boiled. Just in a different, many steps removed manner.

Source: Pervis Comics by Zach M. Stafford