Harnessing Heat: How Thermal Energy Storage Advances Us on the Kardashev Scale
In 1964, Soviet astrophysicist Nikolai Kardashev proposed a method to classify civilizations based on their energy consumption capabilities. This framework, known as the Kardashev Scale, delineates three primary types:Type I: Civilizations that can harness all the energy available on their home planet (~10^16 to 10^17 watts).Type II: Civilizations capable of utilizing the total energy output of their star (~10^26 watts).Type III: Civilizations that can control energy on the scale of their entire galaxy (~10^36 watts).
