DABEL
Dyson modules from Asteroid Belt to Earth L5
From curtailed renewable energy to Kardashev 1.1 civilization
Never violates the laws of physics. All technology already exists. This is not science fiction—it's a roadmap.
Go to ArticlesOne Continuous Engineering Narrative
The same technology tree extends from Earth to space.
"Rural heating cost savings and Dyson Swarm sit on the same technology tree."
Module 1 Performance
Mirror area 1 km2 · Sun-Earth Lagrange L5
1 module = small city + 26 Frontier supercomputers
200,000 modules = Kardashev 1.1 + unimaginable AI scale
Series Roadmap
7 seasons, 28 episodes. From curtailed solar to Dyson Swarm.
Earth — This is where DABEL begins
Renewable energy curtailment problem, iron-nickel batteries, Bartholyzer. Making fertilizer from wasted electricity—then that technology goes to space.
"Overcharge isn't a failure. It's production."
Materials — What we use and how we bring it
Anatomy of asteroid 1986 DA, whole-ore transport, 2038 launch window, advantages of Lagrange L5.
"No sorting. No smelting. Nothing to waste."
Smelting — How we melt it
Space vacuum = free refinery. Boiling point magic removes impurities. Semiconductor materials from slag.
"Just open the lid and you get premium steel."
Construction — What we build
Dyson mirror fabrication, solar thermal turbines, Genesis stem cell modules differentiating into specialized clusters.
"No medium can transfer 1,000°C heat. We beam light."
Proliferation — How it spreads
Cluster-scale self-replication: 10 modules spawn 10 more. 2-year doubling, 200,000 modules in 34 years.
"Fold paper 42 times, reach the Moon. Mirrors work the same way."
Intelligence — What we awaken
28nm mature-process TPUs at scale. AI chips from slag. 1 module = 30,000 H100 GPUs equivalent.
"Older but proven chips, unlimited power, massive volume."
Saving Earth
Deploy sunshade at SEL1. Block 1.5% of sunlight to cool Earth by 2°C. Climate solution as DABEL byproduct.
"This is not science fiction. This begins in 2038."
Self-Contained Loop
Everything is connected. Not a single gram is wasted.
Energy → Intelligence → More Energy → Stronger Intelligence → Double Exponential Growth
Scaling Up
As module count grows through self-replication, civilization tier changes.
| Modules | Mirror Area | Power Output | Population | AI Compute | Kardashev |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 km² | 370 MW | 3,000 | 32 EF | 0.76 |
| 10 | 10 km² | 3.7 GW | 30,000 | 320 EF | 0.82 |
| 1,000 | 1,000 km² | 370 GW | 3M | 32 ZF | 0.94 |
| 10,000 | 10,000 km² | 3.7 TW | 30M | 320 ZF | 1.00 |
| 200,000 | 200,000 km² | 70 TW | 500M | 6,400 ZF | 1.10 |
Assuming 2-year doubling time, 1 module → 200,000 modules takes ~34 years
Total mirror area of 200,000 modules ~200,000 km² = area of Korean Peninsula (microscopically small on cosmic scale)
Killer Lines
"200,000 mirrors floating at L5. Kardashev 1.1 civilization. But this story doesn't start in space. It starts with curtailed solar electricity."
"Semiconductors from smelting waste."
S2 — Smelting
"Like stem cells differentiating, the first module spawns an industrial complex."
S3 — Construction
"Energy to send 1 ton 50km = 1 AA battery."
S3 — Construction
"One module = 30,000 H100 GPUs. On rice cooker power."
S5 — Intelligence
"Block just 1.5% of sunlight, and Earth cools by 2 degrees."
S6 — Saving Earth
Hub Architecture
The border between two civilizations. Starting from Earth to independent civilization.
Real-time Earth monitoring
Logistics relay · Habitation hub
~10,000 modules
365-day non-stop
Hundreds of thousands of modules
Starting from curtailed renewable energy,
climbing the same technology tree,
making AI brains from asteroid waste,
mirrors building mirrors in exponential growth,
ultimately stabilizing Earth's climate —
One continuous engineering narrative.
"This is DABEL. We engineer the future."