Maana Electric

These Moon-bound boxes turn sand into solar energy

Artistic view of the TerraBox system converting desert sand into inexpensive and green solar panels.

Maana Electric wants to send self-contained solar panel factories to Earth’s deserts as a stepping stone to the Moon.

Solar Light has a couple of advantages over your traditional gas and coal. It’s cheap, it’s powerful, and there’s a lot of it. But there’s a barrier to entry — to harness solar power, you need your own solar panels. This would be true even on the Moon, the next stage of civilization, if billionaires get their way.

But don’t worry, Maana Electric Luxembourg will have you watching Netflix in your moon apartment in no time.

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