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>>jonbae+(OP)
I though that refrigerating things in space was using a lot of energy because heat cannot dissipate in the void of space.

Moreover, why are the energy cost 10x lower when in space you have unlimited access to sun power? Is it the cost of building the energy production infrastructure ?

>>wiz21c+l
Lots of things limit the benefit of putting PV in space. UV damages the semiconductors faster, ditto micrometeoroids, it's just plain expensive to put stuff up there in the first place…

It's not a slam-dunk "no", we are seeing developments on all metrics. It's just that right now, I wouldn't be surprised if the claim of x10 improvement was anywhere from correct to x100 over-optimistic.