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Another Three Gorges Dam above Earth? China plans to build an enormous 1-kilometer-wide solar power station in space that will beam continuous energy back to Earth
the Three Gorges Dam, is situated in central China, in the middle of the Yangtze River. It produces 100 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity annually, as quoted in a report by Live Science.
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An Elevator for 3,000-Ton Ships, Thanks to Archimedes
The Three Gorges Dam, China’s marvel on the Yangtze River, is one of the world’s largest engineering projects—the product of 37 million cubic yards of concrete. Its final feature ...
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'A 0.6-mile behemoth': China is building a Three Gorges Dam in space
Chinese scientists plan to build a colossal 0.6-mile-wide solar power station in space, designed to beam energy back to Earth, likened to an orbital "Three Gorges Dam." To construct the massive ...
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The incredible £29.3bn and160m high ship lift that's the world's biggest
When the Three Gorges Dam - the largest hydroelectric dam in the world - was built it put a very large obstacle in the way of a trade route that had bee used for hundreds of years. So, to solve ...