Is space-based solar power a costly, risky pipe dream? Or is it a viable way to combat climate change? Although beaming solar power from space to Earth could ultimately involve transmitting ...

China's solar panels get a major upgrade with a new spacecraft coating that boosts energy efficiency and durability in extreme environments. The post China’s Solar Panels Achieve Breakthrough, Boost ...

Japan is literally reaching for the stars with an ambitious new mission called Project OHISAMA. Spearheaded by Japan Space ...

Martin Soltau believes that a recent NASA report questioning the economics of space-based solar power was wide of the mark Keep on believing Could sunlight captured by solar cells in space be used to ...

Space-based solar power (SBSP) could prove transformative to global energy demand by providing price-efficient, continuous clean energy from orbit (Figure 1). Recent developments, including low ...

Three year old Space Solar has completed an 18-month engineering design and development project for key parts of its modular space-based solar power system.

UK startup Space Solar has signed an agreement with Reykjavik Energy that could see Iceland become the first country to receive power beamed from a space-based solar power plant. The 30-MW ...

Japan is testing 'microwave beams' in space, saying goodbye to photovoltaics. The first country to transmit solar power from ...