Beaming Solar Energy From Space to Earth Could Soon Be a Reality
The idea of space-based solar power (SBSP) – using satellites to collect energy from the Sun and "beam" it to collection points on Earth – has been around since at least the late 1960s. Despite its huge potential, the concept has not gained sufficient traction due to cost and technological hurdles. Can some of these problems now be solved? If so, SBSP could become a vital part of the world's transition…