European RFI For Space Based Solar Power Technologies
European Space Agency Launches RFI For Breakthrough Technologies For Space Based Solar Power
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.
UK Grant Competition For Space-to-Earth R&D
UK Government To Fund Space Based Solar Power Projects R&D To Deliver Clean Energy To Earth
The UK government’s Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) is offering £3 million ($3.6 million) to support projects and technologies that are needed for Space Based Solar Power (SBSP) that can be beamed directly to the e.
39.5% Efficiency For Triple-Junction Solar Cells
NREL Claims Highest Efficiency 1-Sun Solar Cell Using Quantum Wells
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has announced 39.5% efficiency for a new solar cell it has created calling it the highest efficiency solar cell of any type, measured using standard-1 sun conditions.
Solar Arrays For NASA’s Psyche Mission
Powered By Solar Arrays NASA Spacecraft To Journey To Metal-Rich Psyche Asteroid
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) of the US government has successfully deployed twin solar arrays to the Psyche spacecraft which is getting ready to undertake a 2.4 billion kms journey in August 2022, to a metal-rich asteroid that’s also named Psyche.
Ascent Solar Secures Space Module Order From Momentus
Flexible CIGS PV Space Grade Laminated Solar Modules For Low Earth Orbit Space Flight
US based flexible thin film solar PV module maker Ascent Solar Technologies will supply its lightweight and flexible customized space-qualifiable laminated CIGS panels for an upcoming low earth orbit space flight to be launched by commercial space company Momentus Inc, listed on the Nasdaq.
Caltech To Test Solar Power Generation In Space
Made In Space: California Institute Of Technology Researching Solar Power Generation In Space & Beaming It Back To Earth; $100 Million Donation From Lifetime Trustee Makes Possible For 1st Prototype Test Launch In Early 2023
If all goes well, Planet Earth may at some point be receiving solar power made in space under California Institute of Technology’s (Caltech) Space-based Solar Power Project (SSPP).
Solar Array Upgrade For International Space Station
Time For Upgrade: Deployable Space Systems To Put Together Spectrolab Space Grade Solar Cells Into Arrays For NASA To Get 6 Additional Arrays To Power International Space Station
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) will undertake an upgrade for the solar arrays that take energy from the sun to power the International Space Station (ISS) in the space.
More Solar Power Curtailment In China
China’s National Energy Administration Bars New Solar Power Development In Far Western Gansu, Xinjiang & Tibet: Reuters; Bloomberg Says Country Planning Solar Power Station In Space
China has been discouraging further large-scale solar power development in the country for fear of overcapacity. Reuters reports the NEA has stopped any further PV development in three regions of the country for that reason.
