Peter Sage of Space Energy Inc. gives a fascinating and inspiring talk on Space Based Solar Power which shows why harvesting solar energy in space and wirelessly transmitting it back to earth will soon become the energy source of the very near future. More info at www.SpaceEnergy.com
Very interesting. In the future, it *will* be a reality. What it needs is a rich philanthropist to make it happen in 10 years rather than 50 !
yeah bill gates and all the usual suspectsshoudl get their wallets out and do something worthwhile instead of sitting on all that money. i know bill invests millions into aids research but he may as well support this too
I do not understand how it could be 24/7. As the earth turns won’t there be any time that the earth is blocking it causing down time?
Thank you for your question. The answer is no, as the satellite is in a Geo-Synchronous orbit, it remains outside of the Earth’s shadow and therefore in constant sunlight. The only time it will be in shadow is for a few minutes a year during the summer and winter equinox. This equates to less down-time than a traditional plant on the ground with regards to maintenance etc.
How maintenances actually be done? Also is space junk going to be a big concern in damaging the satellite?
Oh come on this is the only plan to save the planet, and nobody is watching it or even commenting?!?
I believe that he should not have the right to sell the energy of the Sun to us, the Sun belongs to all of us, why not sell the sea salt water?
The Zeitgeist Movement and the Venus Project.