Moon-made Solar Station Could Transmit Power From Space To Earth

Ioanna Lykiardopoulou, The Next Web
Mon, 07/17/2023 - 4:44am

The European Space Agency (ESA) has been exploring an innovative solution to help us meet our climate targets: transmitting solar power from space to Earth — also known as space-based solar power (SBSP). Harnessing the sun’s power from above our planet comes with two main advantages: access to higher energy intensity and the lack of weather-dependence, a major problem of terrestrial solutions.

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