SBSP involves collecting solar power in high earth orbit and transmitting it to a fixed point on Earth. If it is rolled out successfully, the government
Could space-based solar farms that beam clean energy back to earth ever become a practical reality? This feature explores the progress made and the challenges facing this ambitious renewable energy frontier
Soltau explained that the programme has devised a 12-year development plan in which a prototype power plant erected by robots in orbit may beam gigawatts of power from space to Earth as early as 2035