[OzRob (Rob)]

Originally Posted by renormalised

Like I said, what if the satellite strays out of alignment...it does happen.

I guess they are not going to put the ground stations near residential areas. I would hope not.....

I would suspect that they would use fail-safe mechanisms to prevent the inadvertent cooking of people. For example, a ground-based laser could be used to ensure that the station is lined up properly. If the satellite losses the signal it automatically shuts down.

I'm guessing that some very bright people are working on this. If it can be done safely and economically clean energy will be plentiful.