Powering the planet from space. Closer to reality than you think?

Solar power stations in space. Sounds like pure science fiction doesn't it? And indeed, it was the likes of Isaac Asimov and Arthur C. Clarke who were among the first to consider the idea. But now there's a global race on to be the first to develop the concept into a genuinely functional system supplying solar power direct from space straight into our grids. And the prize for the winner could be massive.

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Research Links

Article in The Conversation
https://theconversation.com/solar-power-stations-in-space-could-be-the-answer-to-our-energy-needs-150007

Caltech

https://www.caltech.edu/about/news/caltech-startup-aims-make-solar-panels-more-efficient-84137

https://interestingengineering.com/caltechs-space-based-solar-power-project-could-power-our-planet

https://interestingengineering.com/space-based-solar-arrays

https://spectrum.ieee.org/solar-power-from-space-caltechs-100-million-gambit

Redwire

https://redwirespace.com/newsroom/redwire-acquires-deployable-space-systems-dss-a-leading-supplier-of-space-mission-enabling-deployable-solar-arrays-structures-and-mechanisms/

https://spacenews.com/redwire-acquires-deployable-space-systems/



China

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0094576515300680#bbib13

https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottsnowden/2019/03/05/china-plans-to-build-the-worlds-first-solar-power-station-in-space/


European Space Agency
https://ideas.esa.int/servlet/hype/IMT?documentTableId=45087625530300097&userAction=Browse&templateName=&documentId=514a8db636ea637f6e27069183966350

https://www.smart-energy.com/renewable-energy/esa-new-ideas-sought-for-space-based-solar-power/