Artificial black hole solar power generation

How would a black hole power plant work?

A black hole power plant (BHPP) is something I'll define here as a machine that uses a black hole to convert mass into energy for useful work. As such, it constitutes the 3rd kind of matter-energy power (formerly "nuclear power") humans have entertained, the first two being fission and fusion.

Could a black hole be a power source?

On the other hand, a much smaller black hole would have an unstable gravitational field and would therefore emit Hawking radiation at a much more significant rate. However, we could create an artificial black hole, no larger than a small marble, that could produce substantial Hawking Radiation in order for it to function as a viable power source.

Could a tiny black hole produce astronomical energy?

A tiny black hole could produce an astronomical amount of energy (Photo Credits: Pixabay) To be suitable, this black hole would have to be small enough to expel a significant amount of radiation, yet large enough that it does not immediately vaporize.

How much energy does a black hole radiate?

A black hole with the mass of our sun would take half a trillion times the age of the universe to radiate enough energy to power a single light bulb. The more massive the black hole, the lower the radiating power, and consequently, the lower the Hawking Radiation.

Can humans use black holes as energy sources?

At the Schwinger domain, the black hole spontaneously absorbs the α particles and radiates positrons. Credit: Physical Review D (2023). DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevD.108.104066 A pair of astrophysicists at Tianjin University, in China, has proposed ways that humans in the distant future might use black holes as an energy source.

How can energy be collected from a black hole?

Energy could then be collected from the black hole through the use of superradiance, whereby some of the electromagnetic or gravitational waves carrying more energy than was fed in are deflected into the black hole, captured first and converted into a usable energy source.