"Advancements in Space-Based Solar Power Technology"
A U.K.-based startup, Space Solar, has successfully tested a wireless power transmission system for a space-based solar power plant, marking a significant step towards the development of the CASSIOPeiA concept. The system, designed to wirelessly transmit power 360 degrees around, aims to provide gigawatts of clean energy more efficiently than solar plants on Earth. Placed in geostationary orbit, CASSIOPeiA would be a vast modular structure assembled in space by robots and could power more than a million homes. The successful test is a crucial milestone in making space-based solar power a reality and demonstrates the U.K.'s leading position in this new energy revolution.
- Space-based solar power may be one step closer to reality, thanks to this key test Space.com
- ESA - ESA accelerates the race towards clean energy from space European Space Agency
- Caltech’s SSPD-1 Is a New Idea for Space-Based Solar IEEE Spectrum
- Former SpaceX, General Motors engineers turn to space-based solar power Interesting Engineering
- Solar farms in space may get real after tests on wireless energy beam RenewEconomy
Reading Insights
0
1
3 min
vs 4 min read
87%
772 → 103 words
Want the full story? Read the original article
Read on Space.com