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Meanwhile, the Japanese are working on similar technology that will make an attempt to beam solar energy from space in 2025.

Solar power is the fastest-growing form of renewable energy and currently accounts for 3.6 percent of global electricity production today.

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The Caltech scientist leading the study said the breakthrough could allow for energy to be sent to remote regions and areas devastated by war or natural disaster.

Caltech's space solar power demonstrator has demonstrated its ability to wirelessly transmit power in space and to beam detectable power to Earth for the first time.

Caltech’s space solar program began in 2011 when philanthropist Donald Bren donated more than $100 million in support of the project. In the first demonstration of solar energy beamed to earth, his vision is becoming reality.

A team of Caltech researchers claim to be the first to successfully transmit solar power from space to Earth..

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A space solar power testbed launched into orbit in January has transmitted energy wirelessly using fabric-like transmitting arrays.

The California Institute of Technology has big news for space-based power. Researchers at the university have reportedly beamed solar power from space