{"id":13106,"date":"2023-04-21T08:46:17","date_gmt":"2023-04-21T06:46:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sonnenallee.sma.de\/?p=13106"},"modified":"2023-07-11T17:37:26","modified_gmt":"2023-07-11T15:37:26","slug":"solar-energy-from-space","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sonnenallee.sma.de\/en\/solar-energy\/solar-energy-from-space\/","title":{"rendered":"Solar energy from space"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"swe-post-header swe-post-header-image-right\"><div class=\"info\"><h1 itemprop=\"headline\">Solar energy from space<\/h1><div class=\"subtitle\">Science fiction or silver lining on the horizon for our climate?<\/div><div class=\"blog-tags\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sonnenallee.sma.de\/en\/tag\/solar-energy\/\" rel=\"tag\" class=\"tag\">#Solar energy<\/a><\/div><div class=\"boxes\"><div class=\"wpulike sonnenallee-display wp_ulike_general_class\"><div class=\"grid\"><div class=\"count-box\"><span class=\"count-box\">2<\/span><\/div><div class=\"symbol\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"time\">10 Min.<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"preview\"><video loop muted autoplay playsinline><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/sonnenallee.sma.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/weltall-pv_header_kompr.mp4\" \/><\/video><div class=\"boxes callout\"><button class=\"share\">Share<\/button>    <div class=\"wpulike  sonnenallee-interactive\"><div class=\"wp_ulike_general_class wp_ulike_is_not_liked\"><button type=\"button\"\n                    data-ulike-id=\"13106\"\n                    data-ulike-nonce=\"4600b2c25a\"\n                    data-ulike-type=\"post\"\n                    data-ulike-template=\"sonnenallee-interactive\"\n                    data-ulike-display-likers=\"0\"\n                    data-ulike-likers-style=\"popover\"\n                    class=\"wp_ulike_btn wp_ulike_put_text wp_post_btn_13106\"><span>Like<\/span>            <\/button><\/div><\/div>\n\t<\/div><div class=\"av-share-box hidden callout\"><div class=\"share-content\"><span class=\"close\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/enfold-child_sonnenallee\/images\/icons\/kreuz-dunkel.svg\"\/><\/span><h1>Share article<\/h1><h2>How do you want to share the article?<\/h2><ul class=\"av-share-box-list noLightbox\"><li class=\"av-share-link av-social-link-mail\"><a aria-label=\"mail\" href=\"mailto:?body=https%3A%2F%2Fsonnenallee.sma.de%2Fen%2Fsolar-energy%2Fsolar-energy-from-space%2F&amp;subject=Solar%20energy%20from%20space\" title target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sonnenallee.sma.de\/wp-content\/themes\/enfold-child_sonnenallee\/images\/mail.png\"\/><span class=\"avia_hidden_link_text\">mail<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"av-share-link av-social-link-facebook\"><a aria-label=\"Facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsonnenallee.sma.de%2Fen%2Fsolar-energy%2Fsolar-energy-from-space%2F&amp;t=Solar%20energy%20from%20space\" title target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sonnenallee.sma.de\/wp-content\/themes\/enfold-child_sonnenallee\/images\/facebook.png\"\/><span class=\"avia_hidden_link_text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/header>\n<div class=\"swe-post-container\">\n<div class=\"swe-author author\"><p><strong>Text:<\/strong> Birgit Scheuch, 21.04.2023<\/p><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-ljdwl4y6-ba1cf0312c29d4a589877d1f2caec929'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><strong>In space, the sun shines day and night, no clouds to dim the light. We could generate energy around the clock with photovoltaics there. Will we soon be obtaining our electricity from orbit?<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_one_full flex_column_div  avia-builder-el-4  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock \"><div class=\"swe-special-images swe-special-images-1 subtitle\"><div class=\"image-container image-container-image-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sonnenallee.sma.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Glaser-1968_Patent.jpg\" alt=\"\" aria-label=\"Sketch from the U.S. patent dated 1971, in which Peter Glaser depicts the satellite-based conversion of solar radiation into electrical energy.\" \/><small class=\"copyright avia-copyright\">US-Patentamt<\/small><\/div><span class=\"image-subtitle\"><span class=\"image-subtitle-inner image-description\">Sketch from the U.S. patent dated 1971, in which Peter Glaser depicts the satellite-based conversion of solar radiation into electrical energy.<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-ljdwux11-a53d75d040bd8cb47f1d32d7e8474dd5'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>The idea has been in circulation as an engineering concept since 1967. Researchers around the world have been in agreement on how this would work since the early 2000s: PV cells on a supporting structure capture light from the sun and convert it into electrical energy. This is converted into microwave energy for transportation and sent to Earth, where a receiver module turns the microwave energy back into electrical energy for feeding into the utility grid.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-fq3y7-570dcca1b84d7948912607cb83498e58\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-fq3y7-570dcca1b84d7948912607cb83498e58{\nheight:50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-fq3y7-570dcca1b84d7948912607cb83498e58 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-6  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_image '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-ljdx2nto-89b55f4aee56474389ff0460f4c7a966\">\n.avia-image-container.av-ljdx2nto-89b55f4aee56474389ff0460f4c7a966 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-ljdx2nto-89b55f4aee56474389ff0460f4c7a966 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-ljdx2nto-89b55f4aee56474389ff0460f4c7a966 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-7  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_hr '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" class='wp-image-12418 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-12418 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/sonnenallee.sma.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Space-based_solar_power_pillars_ESA-1024x1536.png\" alt='' title=''  height=\"1536\" width=\"1024\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sonnenallee.sma.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Space-based_solar_power_pillars_ESA-1024x1536.png 1024w, https:\/\/sonnenallee.sma.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Space-based_solar_power_pillars_ESA-200x300.png 200w, https:\/\/sonnenallee.sma.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Space-based_solar_power_pillars_ESA-687x1030.png 687w, https:\/\/sonnenallee.sma.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Space-based_solar_power_pillars_ESA-768x1152.png 768w, https:\/\/sonnenallee.sma.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Space-based_solar_power_pillars_ESA-1365x2048.png 1365w, https:\/\/sonnenallee.sma.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Space-based_solar_power_pillars_ESA-1000x1500.png 1000w, https:\/\/sonnenallee.sma.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Space-based_solar_power_pillars_ESA-470x705.png 470w, https:\/\/sonnenallee.sma.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Space-based_solar_power_pillars_ESA.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-ljebj4wr-85f91fba24f237498e7f0d83cc627398\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-ljebj4wr-85f91fba24f237498e7f0d83cc627398{\nheight:50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-ljebj4wr-85f91fba24f237498e7f0d83cc627398 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-8  el_after_av_image  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-ljebkc3v-9b1ba1c1903e1ef656f97f455b9aee12'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h2>An intriguing vision<\/h2>\n<p>Solar power from orbit opens up the possibility of meeting the increasing demand for energy without taking up much land, which would also be suitable for food production and housing for the still growing world population. After all, there are practically unlimited amounts of room out there.<\/p>\n<p>However, a few not insignificant questions are yet to be answered: First of all, how will the extensive technology get into space? Second, will we manage to get it assembled there? And third, will the transmission of the energy generated \u2013 tested in microcosm on Earth \u2013 also work over a distance of 36,000\u00a0kilometers? This is why Elon Musk discarded the topic of solar energy from space ten years ago, labeling it \u201cthe stupidest thing ever.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, the fact that first demonstrations are ongoing, including in space, the topic is on the agenda of national universities and international institutions indicates that it may no longer just belong to science fiction.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-209bdvj-75aafbb814e97031228906cbb5b7f5ab\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-209bdvj-75aafbb814e97031228906cbb5b7f5ab{\nheight:50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-209bdvj-75aafbb814e97031228906cbb5b7f5ab hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-10  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-ljebmyjq-bde03120a002c9e17bd36860cf0ecb5a'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h2>SOLARIS \u2013 Europe&#8217;s energy supply from space<\/h2>\n<p>Leopold Summerer leads ESA\u2019s Advanced Concepts and Studies Office, which includes its Advanced Concepts Team. This multidisciplinary think tank explores innovative concepts with long-term implications for space travel. It is clear from his own first encounter with the topic just how long energy generation in space has already been circulating on the scientific scene: \u201cThe first time I read about the concept was when I was studying physics at university,\u201d said Summerer. \u201cThe first time I can remember it being discussed from an engineering perspective was in 1999 at a course organized by the International Space University. In the early 2000s, I began conducting research on the concept as a post-doctoral researcher.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-kcm5gf-779dec1707827883a3c0653019fe1fbc\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-kcm5gf-779dec1707827883a3c0653019fe1fbc{\nheight:50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-kcm5gf-779dec1707827883a3c0653019fe1fbc hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-12  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_image '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-ljebpshw-c3c399d51f521ee30cf1402b63a0c2b5\">\n.avia-image-container.av-ljebpshw-c3c399d51f521ee30cf1402b63a0c2b5 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-ljebpshw-c3c399d51f521ee30cf1402b63a0c2b5 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-ljebpshw-c3c399d51f521ee30cf1402b63a0c2b5 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-13  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_hr  av-has-copyright av-copyright-always'   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" class='wp-image-12531 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-12531 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/sonnenallee.sma.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Leopold_Summerer_Head_of_ESA_s_Advanced_Concepts_Team-1536x1024.jpg\" alt='' title='Leopold_Summerer_Head_of_ESA_s_Advanced_Concepts_Team'  height=\"1024\" width=\"1536\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sonnenallee.sma.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Leopold_Summerer_Head_of_ESA_s_Advanced_Concepts_Team-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sonnenallee.sma.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Leopold_Summerer_Head_of_ESA_s_Advanced_Concepts_Team-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sonnenallee.sma.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Leopold_Summerer_Head_of_ESA_s_Advanced_Concepts_Team-1030x687.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/sonnenallee.sma.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Leopold_Summerer_Head_of_ESA_s_Advanced_Concepts_Team-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sonnenallee.sma.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Leopold_Summerer_Head_of_ESA_s_Advanced_Concepts_Team-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/sonnenallee.sma.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Leopold_Summerer_Head_of_ESA_s_Advanced_Concepts_Team-1500x1000.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/sonnenallee.sma.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Leopold_Summerer_Head_of_ESA_s_Advanced_Concepts_Team-705x470.jpg 705w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/><\/div><small class=\"avia-copyright\"> ESA \u2013 SJM Photography<\/small><\/div><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-ljebqf6r-e31d73585ad3f6eb64cce9362f493f24\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-ljebqf6r-e31d73585ad3f6eb64cce9362f493f24{\nheight:30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-ljebqf6r-e31d73585ad3f6eb64cce9362f493f24 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-14  el_after_av_image  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-ljebsgaa-6a59103ffbaf405cdcd32502ea5c3817'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>For Leopold Summerer, solar energy from space is highly relevant for one obvious reason: \u201cClimate change! If this concept can cost-effectively help us transition to a CO<sub>2<\/sub>-neutral energy system, then we have to develop the key technologies involved.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And one initiative from the ESA called SOLARIS aims to do exactly that. In November 2022, it was approved as part of ESA\u2019s General Support Technology Programme to enable an assessment of the technical feasibility, benefits, opportunities and risks of solar energy from space: What contribution can it make to bringing about a clean energy supply by 2050?<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-ljebt7p9-5e7d1f253b08eb12a5eeb424ec33fd3a\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-ljebt7p9-5e7d1f253b08eb12a5eeb424ec33fd3a{\nheight:30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-ljebt7p9-5e7d1f253b08eb12a5eeb424ec33fd3a hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-16  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_promobox '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div  class='av_promobox av-ljebwfw7-40f4e8ac22723efca83d6d7b034df8c7 avia-button-no  avia-builder-el-17  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_textblock '><div class='avia-promocontent'><p style=\"font-size: 16px;\">The study commissioned by the ESA \u2013\u00a0<a style=\"font-size:16px\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rolandberger.com\/en\/Insights\/Publications\/Space-based-Solar-Power.html\">\u201cSpace-based solar power\u201d<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 came to the conclusion that European households and businesses could be supplied with solar power from space at competitive prices by 2040.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-ljec27p6-be225c8249193848185dbe7abff61210'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Raising awareness among European electric utility companies, among national governments and at the European Commission; establishing opportunities for cooperation with other countries; environmental, health-related and security issues; as well as approaches to regulation and international coordination of space policy are all on the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.esa.int\/Enabling_Support\/Space_Engineering_Technology\/SOLARIS\/SOLARIS_activity_plan\">to-do list for SOLARIS<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<div  class='avia-video av-ljec9984-4b952f2e0e977d3fed188607483d7c6f avia-video-16-9 av-no-preview-image avia-video-confirm_all av-lazyload-video-embed'  itemprop=\"video\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"  data-original_url='https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=8ScTbb-43A4'><script type='text\/html' class='av-video-tmpl'><div class='avia-iframe-wrap'><iframe title=\"SOLARIS: Preparing for space-based solar power\" width=\"1500\" height=\"844\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8ScTbb-43A4?feature=oembed&autoplay=1&loop=0&controls=1&mute=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/script><div class='av-click-to-play-overlay'><div class=\"avia_playpause_icon\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-ljecate8-69c1b1da54a0f8a136f492f5e01b3e65'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><em>ESA video on the SOLARIS program<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-1i1v9zz-6233322c7e06efc143ddf46a167b60d0\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-1i1v9zz-6233322c7e06efc143ddf46a167b60d0{\nheight:30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-1i1v9zz-6233322c7e06efc143ddf46a167b60d0 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-21  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-ljeclu55-00d8f0b7181fd650ebbf6890d6f90ef8'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Leopold Summerer: \u201cOur aim is to credibly communicate to decision-makers in 2025 if this concept can cost-effectively help us achieve our goal of zero emissions for 2050.\u201d If the key components of the technology are sufficiently developed by then, \u201cit would justify implementation on an industrial scale,\u201d said Summerer. Here, key components principally mean highly efficient PV cells, wireless energy transmission and robotic assembly in orbit. The next step \u2013 coming up soon, in 2025 \u2013 would be a comprehensive development program for which SOLARIS will draw up a proposal.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-1a2yhkv-36622379ef014a4a78a2f9afe3cbb19f\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-1a2yhkv-36622379ef014a4a78a2f9afe3cbb19f{\nheight:30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-1a2yhkv-36622379ef014a4a78a2f9afe3cbb19f hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-23  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_promobox '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div  class='av_promobox av-ljecfup6-2acd897103a0353c29e64ebf3efbfd52 avia-button-no  avia-builder-el-24  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_hr '><div class='avia-promocontent'><p style=\"font-size: 16px;\">An invitation to industry and academia on new ideas for space based solar power concepts and technologies run on the ESA\u2019s Open Space Innovation Platform (OSIP) resulted in 16 topics on which further research and development is now being carried out. This concerns highly specific issues such as the effect of forces on a such very large structures in space, the deformation of such structures, on-site assembly, and the repair and recycling of components.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div  class='hr av-ljecj9l5-d13618be151b633d4d77235d00e0ac5e hr-big  avia-builder-el-25  el_after_av_promobox  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-ljmj61b7-55d71080af9285051c4e26bc7238df1a'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>\u201cSpace projects are almost inevitably ambitious and challenging. They require us to find new solutions to technical problems that nobody has had to resolve before. In the case of solar energy from space, there is another added level. This idea is so much bigger than anything else we have done in space to date. Scaling the system such that it can be used to produce energy cost-effectively \u2013 including construction in space \u2013 is very challenging \u2026 and exciting.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span lang=\"EN-US\">Leopold Summerer, Head of the Advanced Concepts team at the ESA<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<div  class='hr av-mj0xtr-823c9ebbf437919b4d299262441e0b2d hr-big  avia-builder-el-27  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-ljmj8c4q-568831966c5d1301edf2a61462605a48'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h2>The whole world is conducting research on solar energy from space<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cWe have continuous, open and highly cooperative exchanges with all the important players around the world who are active in this area,\u201d said Summerer. This was clear to see during a two-day online workshop on space-based solar energy in December 2021 that was organized by the ESA. It saw renowned representatives of this area of research from all over the world come together. The participants included John Mankins, member of the Board of Directors of the National Space Society, who took\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/space.nss.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/1997-Mankins-Fresh1Look1At1Space1Solar1Power.pdf\">\u201cA fresh look at space solar power\u201d<\/a>\u00a0for NASA back in 1995 and is now more convinced than ever that we will one day obtain our energy from space.<\/p>\n<p>As the costs of materials and transportation fall, efficiency rises and transferable technology advances, space-based solar power is gaining fans all over the world.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-ljmj8uee-0f7565da01a8b8ff39ca9724de5119f9\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-ljmj8uee-0f7565da01a8b8ff39ca9724de5119f9{\nheight:30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-ljmj8uee-0f7565da01a8b8ff39ca9724de5119f9 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-29  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-ljmj9j0e-da07aad58216ff05861bfa8598d47b4e'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h2>Ambitious Plans<\/h2>\n<p>In late 2021, the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory tested a technical element for converting solar energy into high-frequency energy on the ground. Concepts and models for further critical technologies and their integration into a functioning overall system are in progress. With the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/afresearchlab.com\/technology\/arachne\/\">Arachne mission<\/a>, a large prototype is expected to be put into orbit in 2025.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-apzl27-874e4e101fa04cdad68cab6a5ef966f0\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-apzl27-874e4e101fa04cdad68cab6a5ef966f0{\nheight:30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-apzl27-874e4e101fa04cdad68cab6a5ef966f0 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-31  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_swe_special_images '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_one_full flex_column_div  avia-builder-el-32  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_hr \"><div class=\"swe-special-images swe-special-images-2 subtitle\"><div class=\"image-container image-container-image-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sonnenallee.sma.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/SMA_Sonnen_Artikel_arachne_AirForce_798x547.jpg\" alt=\"\" aria-label=\"Rendering of the Air Force Research Laboratory\u2019s Arachne flight experiment in orbit\" \/><\/div><span class=\"image-subtitle\"><span class=\"image-subtitle-inner image-description\">Rendering of the Air Force Research Laboratory\u2019s Arachne flight experiment in orbit<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-2lbgrlr-63b60b25a44082c359f7b9655d06f4ae\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-2lbgrlr-63b60b25a44082c359f7b9655d06f4ae{\nheight:30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-2lbgrlr-63b60b25a44082c359f7b9655d06f4ae hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-33  el_after_swe_special_images  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-ljmjh2l5-570a1ce2dc5d2c82d840045a37f3859f'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h2>PV cell Origami<\/h2>\n<p>While the Air Force is hoping to secure strategic benefits for the U.S. armed forces from extraterrestrial energy generation, the California Institute of Technology (CalTech) is working on a primarily peaceful mission with its\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spacesolar.caltech.edu\/\">Space Solar Power Project<\/a>. The CalTech researchers from the areas of materials science, electrical engineering and aeronautical engineering are developing components made from ultralight materials that can be folded for transportation \u2013 they want to send an initial prototype of their system into space in the near future.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-1x59ltr-44c67a1e043a6663012e4f2242a3d74b\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-1x59ltr-44c67a1e043a6663012e4f2242a3d74b{\nheight:30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-1x59ltr-44c67a1e043a6663012e4f2242a3d74b hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-35  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_video '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div  class='avia-video av-ljmjiidx-deb8b8f828000fcf07649902d463d62f avia-video-16-9 av-no-preview-image avia-video-confirm_all av-lazyload-video-embed'  itemprop=\"video\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"  data-original_url='https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=KtNwYweL6hY&source_ve_path=MjM4NTE&feature=emb_title'><script type='text\/html' class='av-video-tmpl'><div class='avia-iframe-wrap'><iframe title=\"Space Solar Power Project\" width=\"1500\" height=\"844\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KtNwYweL6hY?feature=oembed&autoplay=1&loop=0&controls=1&mute=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/script><div class='av-click-to-play-overlay'><div class=\"avia_playpause_icon\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-ljmln58n-a7ab275482db563ec2327a0492432394'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><em>Researchers from the CalTech Space Solar Power Project explain their approach in a video .<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-1rj989r-badf3342adcd7ebe2eed239db4766319\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-1rj989r-badf3342adcd7ebe2eed239db4766319{\nheight:30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-1rj989r-badf3342adcd7ebe2eed239db4766319 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-38  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-ljmjm9pr-24ead997bc7b4788acd765c17c206467'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h2>A kingdom for solar energy from space<\/h2>\n<p>The British\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/spaceenergyinitiative.org.uk\/\">Space Energy Initiative (SEI)<\/a>\u00a0is also pursuing a tight schedule with numerous players from the worlds of politics, research and business. By 2030, they want to have established the first solar energy demonstration system in orbit. Solar power satellites are expected to provide a significant proportion of the United Kingdom\u2019s energy supply by the mid-2040s.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-1atif5r-f86201c67b10e21a027a0f34891e118b\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-1atif5r-f86201c67b10e21a027a0f34891e118b{\nheight:30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-1atif5r-f86201c67b10e21a027a0f34891e118b hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-40  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-ljmjnb84-82f641619637b05040dbcbe5b30aeb9a'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h2>Japan&#8217;s lofty ambitions<\/h2>\n<p>Japan says it has been conducting research on solar power from space since the 1980s. In addition to microwaves, the use of laser beams to transmit the energy to Earth is part of the discussion here. The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kenkai.jaxa.jp\/eng\/research\/ssps\/ssps-index.html\">Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)<\/a>, which is now responsible, is expecting a gigawatt power plant to go into operation in the 2030s, although smaller plants could begin circling in orbit earlier than that..<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-nck1fj-fddb638ccbeca7504d09708fc08915ef\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-nck1fj-fddb638ccbeca7504d09708fc08915ef{\nheight:30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-nck1fj-fddb638ccbeca7504d09708fc08915ef hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-42  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_swe_special_images '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_one_full flex_column_div  avia-builder-el-43  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_textblock \"><div class=\"swe-special-images swe-special-images-3 subtitle\"><div class=\"image-container image-container-image-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sonnenallee.sma.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/sys-02_jaxa.jp_.jpg\" alt=\"\" aria-label=\"Examples of smaller space-based PV power plants with lasers for transmitting energy between orbit and planetary exploration missions\" \/><\/div><span class=\"image-subtitle\"><span class=\"image-subtitle-inner image-description\">Examples of smaller space-based PV power plants with lasers for transmitting energy between orbit and planetary exploration missions<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-ljmjw4xs-206cfbe331d7bda361deb716ee350eb1'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Press reports also state that a project is under way at Xidian University in China to test the transmission of energy with the aid of microwaves.<\/p>\n<p>With all of this activity, we may well find out in the next few years whether an extraterrestrial energy supply will become a reality or whether Elon Musk is proved right. In any case, Summerer from the ESA suspects that the SpaceX multi-entrepreneur is not quite up to date: \u201cIn view of the number and variety of his activities, he probably did not have time to fully engage with the subject matter.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-ljmjwh1w-af3ff330cfedecc5a9137925a8fe694c\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-ljmjwh1w-af3ff330cfedecc5a9137925a8fe694c{\nheight:50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-ljmjwh1w-af3ff330cfedecc5a9137925a8fe694c hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-45  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-ljmjwx5u-2e8672c62d1b28c09c2a476d8bf07685'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>The cost of launching into space is falling rapidly. PV cells are more cost-effective than ever. Can we build power plants in space? The Financial Times ponders this question in a video that is well worth watching.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<div  class='avia-video av-ljmjxa60-e280a6497098f68081dc9cee4b23cca1 avia-video-16-9 av-no-preview-image avia-video-confirm_all av-lazyload-video-embed'  itemprop=\"video\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"  data-original_url='https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=oBlOb2z26Do&source_ve_path=MjM4NTE&feature=emb_title'><script type='text\/html' class='av-video-tmpl'><div class='avia-iframe-wrap'><iframe title=\"How space-based solar power can save the planet | FT\" width=\"1500\" height=\"844\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oBlOb2z26Do?feature=oembed&autoplay=1&loop=0&controls=1&mute=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/script><div class='av-click-to-play-overlay'><div class=\"avia_playpause_icon\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div  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