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  • Space Based Solar Power | Renewable Energy or Impossible Dream?

    From the page: "In order to meet our world's rising energy needs, and to help reduce our dependence on fossil fuels, some ideas that seem right out of a science fiction novel are picking up steam with start-ups and investors. But does using satellites for energy production really make... more

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  • Rated by HarleyJane18 on Jul 06, 3:50pm

    Frickin Lasers!

  • Rated by DavidJohns on Jul 06, 3:37am

    The premise is that large photovoltaic arrays can be assembled in a geosynchronous orbit at 22,000 miles above the Earth, generating electricity that can then be transmitted via microwave or lasers to Earth.

  • Rated by SnowLake on Jul 05, 12:07pm

    "Space Based Solar Power (SBSP) is an idea first voiced by scientist Dr. Peter Glaser over 40 years ago, and during times of high energy costs or crises in fossil fuel supplies, the idea keeps rearing its head. The premise is that large photovoltaic arrays can be assembled in a geosynchronous orbit at 22,000 miles above the Earth, generating electricity that can then be transmitted via microwave or lasers to Earth."

  • Rated by VengeanceNow on Jul 05, 11:58am

    "Solar Power from Outer Space: Microwaves and Frickin Lasers"

  • Rated by AmyVernon on Jul 04, 2:01pm

    From the page: "In order to meet our world's rising energy needs, and to help reduce our dependence on fossil fuels, some ideas that seem right out of a science fiction novel are picking up steam with start-ups and investors. But does using satellites for energy production really make sense financially or environmentally?"

  • Rated by lekahe on Jul 03, 9:48pm

    In order to meet our world's rising energy needs, and to help reduce our dependence on fossil fuels, some ideas that seem right out of a science fiction novel are picking up steam with start-ups and investors. But does using satellites for energy production really make sense financially or environmentally?

  • Rated by esausti on Jul 03, 11:50am

    We have officially reached the future. Solar power from outer space coming soon?

  • Rated by starcasm on Jul 03, 11:23am

    Neat

  • Rated by creator111 on Jul 03, 10:48am

    Solar Power from Outer Space

  • Reviewed by d-man413 on Jul 03, 10:30am

    On the positive side of SBSP, power can be produced 24 hours a day, regardless of the time of year, and the strength of the solar power in space is 6 to 8 times that on the surface of the planet. The drawbacks are the physical logistics and extreme expense of launching all of the materials into orbit, and the lack of an efficient, scalable system for getting the energy to Earth.