Space Solar Power May Solve Key Renewables Challenge
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An SBSP system consists of a satellite that collects solar radiation using solar panels, converts it into microwaves and transmits it to a receiver on the earth’s surface, which converts it into electricity. Photo: VCG
(Oxford Analytica) — Governments in Beijing, London, Tokyo and Washington are exploring the potential of space-based solar power (SBSP). Using satellites to collect solar power in space and transmit it to earth to generate electricity overcomes a serious limitation of terrestrial renewable energy: its intermittency. As such, it could enable transition to a wholly renewable energy system.
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