NASA Releases Report On Space-Based Solar Power
Heliostat Swarm Less Expensive, But Mature Planner Array With Solar Cells Scores With Technological Readiness
Monday, 15 Jan 2024
The US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) believes launching and operating a space-based solar power (SBSP) plant in 2050 will be more expensive than terrestrial sustainable alternatives and generate similar emissions as those on ea.
Space Based Solar Power
Wireless Solar Power Transfer From Space Possible, Proves Caltech’s Prototype Technology
Tuesday, 06 Jun 2023
The California Institute of Technology (Caltech) says a space solar power prototype in orbit since January 2023 has now beamed back detectable power to earth wirelessly for the 1st time proving the potential of the technology that it claims can ‘democratize access to energy’.
Perovskite Solar Films Perform Well In Space
Big Boost For Perovskite Solar Films As These Survive For 10 Months In Space, Says UC Merced
Tuesday, 18 Apr 2023
Metal halide perovskite solar films, made using gravity defying electrospraying method, deployed outside the International Space Station (ISS) by a graduate student of University of California Merced (UC Merced) are said to have survived for 10 month.
Caltech’s Lightweight Solar Tiles To Be Launched Into Orbit
Caltech To Install Prototype Solar Power Generation System In Space for Powering Earth In December 2022
Friday, 04 Nov 2022
Come December 2022 and the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) will launch into orbit a prototype modular power generation system consisting of 4×4 inch tile of ultralight high-efficiency solar cells, to beam back to the earth solar pow.
Airbus Ventures Leads Financing Round Of US PV Start-Up Solestial
US PV Start-Up Solestial Raises $10 Million Financing To Ramp Up Production Of Solar Panels For Space Applications With ‘Breakthrough’ Technology
Wednesday, 12 Oct 2022
US based start-up of solar panels for use in space applications Solestial has closed its equity financing round with $10 million raised.
European RFI For Space Based Solar Power Technologies
European Space Agency Launches RFI For Breakthrough Technologies For Space Based Solar Power
Wednesday, 24 Aug 2022
The European Space Agency (ESA) has opened a request for information (RFI) round to ascertain breakthrough technologies for solar based solar power (SBSP) to help it prepare a proposal for Solaris program through which Europe will aim for clean and secure energy from space for earth.
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