China has brought forward plans to build a solarpower plant in space in an ambitious project that several other countries are seeking to emulate.
Ground-based solar panels are already making a real difference to energy production as we try to wean ourselves off fossil fuels, but occasional cloud cover means that the system often fails to operate at full efficiency.
The trial technology, which scientists say is capable of converting solar energy to microwaves or lasers before being targeted at Earth stations that convert it to power for the grid, will orbit at an altitude of about 250 miles Issues include “effectively cooling various essential components; assembling very large infrastructure in orbit with multiple launches; penetrating the atmosphere in all weather with high-frequency beams; and preventing damage from asteroids, space debris, or a deliberate attack,” the SCMP said in its report.
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