{"id":15686,"date":"2024-04-19T11:26:00","date_gmt":"2024-04-19T09:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sonnenallee.sma.de\/?p=15686"},"modified":"2024-04-20T12:31:57","modified_gmt":"2024-04-20T10:31:57","slug":"solar-energy-from-space-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sonnenallee.sma.de\/en\/solarenergie-en\/solar-energy-from-space-2\/","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\">Into the future at the speed of light<\/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\">0<\/span><\/div><div class=\"symbol\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"time\">4 Min.<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"preview\"><video loop muted autoplay playsinline poster=\"https:\/\/sonnenallee.sma.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/solar_weltall_thumb.png\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/sonnenallee.sma.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Sonnenaufgang-im-Weltall.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=\"15686\"\n                    data-ulike-nonce=\"5902753c3a\"\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_15686\"><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%2Fsolarenergie-en%2Fsolar-energy-from-space-2%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%2Fsolarenergie-en%2Fsolar-energy-from-space-2%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, 19.04.2024<\/p><\/div>\n<div  class='av_promobox av-lv4wzdqk-10852312ff3841198756e120708d0f44 avia-button-no  avia-builder-el-3  el_after_swe_author  el_before_av_hr '><div class='avia-promocontent'><h6 style=\"text-align: right;\"><\/h6>\n<h2>The story so far<\/h2>\n<p>Finding a way to draw solar energy from the cloudless expanse of space at any time of the day, night and year would present a solution to the rising energy demands of the global population. The engineering concept behind this has existed for many decades. Universities and government institutions the world over have been developing potential solutions for some years now. And now a project group from the European Space Agency (ESA) has been tasked with finding out whether space photovoltaics may prove useful to us, how such technology might be implemented, and ultimately determining its commercial opportunities and risks. Leopold Summerer, Head of the ESA team, provided us with more insight in the article <a style=\"font-size: 14;\" href=\"https:\/\/sonnenallee.sma.de\/solarenergie\/solarenergie-aus-dem-weltall\/\">Solar Energy from Space<\/a>. By as early as the end of 2025, European countries will use the findings obtained as a basis for their decision on whether to invest in a comprehensive development program.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-4froipr-2be7bc0be9b2321e8b8dd18bd4adbafc\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-4froipr-2be7bc0be9b2321e8b8dd18bd4adbafc{\nheight:30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-4froipr-2be7bc0be9b2321e8b8dd18bd4adbafc hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-4  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-lv4wzp71-8da5109a8b973822d681fa2881a00570'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>In April 2023, we reported on the global efforts to produce solar energy in space. And just one year later, some important milestones have been achieved.<\/p>\n<p>On the evening of May 22, 2023, four people sat on a rooftop of the California Institute of Technology and waited, as <a href=\"https:\/\/magazine.caltech.edu\/post\/sspp-space-solar-power-project\">Caltech Magazine<\/a> so poetically describes, for a sign from the heavens.<\/p>\n<p>At around 10\u00a0p.m., they turned their attention to a monitor. The time frame for something to happen was seven minutes. And just a few nerve-racking moments later, a small peak appeared on the screen \u2013 and behaved exactly as predicted.<\/p>\n<p>This was proof that the university\u2019s <em>Space-Based Solar Power Project<\/em> (SPSP) had succeeded not only in transmitting solar energy produced by a PV module in space to a transmitter aimed at the Earth, but also ensuring that this energy can actually be registered here on Earth too.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-41afilb-cf58782c4b07a91ff4f570a2f0353297\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-41afilb-cf58782c4b07a91ff4f570a2f0353297{\nheight:30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-41afilb-cf58782c4b07a91ff4f570a2f0353297 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-6  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-lv4x1qny-cb77c8424f184cb3e367c5444e1474a1'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h2>Practical test in orbit<\/h2>\n<p>One year earlier, a SpaceX rocket had sent the Space Solar Power Demonstrator (SSPD-1) into orbit. It is a prototype of the system that the Caltech team has been working on for over a decade.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-3h90kvz-044a85d34ba9e032d2d68808a61ce838\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-3h90kvz-044a85d34ba9e032d2d68808a61ce838{\nheight:30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-3h90kvz-044a85d34ba9e032d2d68808a61ce838 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-8  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-lv4xr1ft-45e74a99f20de9ac3054a1bbe51764c8 avia-video-16-9 av-no-preview-image avia-video-load-always av-lazyload-immediate av-lazyload-video-embed'  itemprop=\"video\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"  data-original_url='https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=7KxCvOz7SLE'><script type='text\/html' class='av-video-tmpl'><div class='avia-iframe-wrap'><iframe title=\"Vigoride-5 separates from Falcon 9 on SpaceX Transporter-6 mission. Video Courtesy of SpaceX.\" width=\"1500\" height=\"844\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7KxCvOz7SLE?feature=oembed&autoplay=0&loop=0&controls=1&mute=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/script><div class='av-click-to-play-overlay'><div class=\"avia_playpause_icon\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-34gsi9r-f2bc347765e558b0c8f06d10b50d2288\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-34gsi9r-f2bc347765e558b0c8f06d10b50d2288{\nheight:30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-34gsi9r-f2bc347765e558b0c8f06d10b50d2288 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-10  el_after_av_video  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-lv4x24oq-f20914c61336abc8affa310a7799991c'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Generating solar power with photovoltaic cells, transmitting it to the destination in the form of microwave energy and converting it back to electricity when it gets there is the basic principle behind almost all space photovoltaics projects. The main aim of the research group at the California Institute of Technology is to find a cost-effective solution. This will be made possible thanks to ultra-lightweight components for three pieces of technology.<\/p>\n<p>The spacecraft housing the power plant is made of ultra-thin composite materials and polymer films that unfold in space. Thanks to new materials, structures and manufacturing processes, the photovoltaics are capable of delivering exceptionally high performance in relation to their weight. The third key technology that was tested on the Space Solar Power Demonstrator is an arrangement of microwave transmitters, which are also extremely lightweight and responsible for radiating the generated energy to a particular destination.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, the system needs to be as compact and lightweight as possible. This is because one major challenge of space photovoltaics is the process of transporting the equipment into space and the fuel consumption this would entail.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-2qrvqjj-20083e7576bb594b59dcbcbf17006eca\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-2qrvqjj-20083e7576bb594b59dcbcbf17006eca{\nheight:30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-2qrvqjj-20083e7576bb594b59dcbcbf17006eca hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-12  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-13  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_hr \"><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\/2024\/04\/Space-Solar-Power-Demonstrator.jpg\" alt=\"Ingenieur:innen setzen einen Teil des Space Solar Power Demonstrator auf das Raumfahrzeug\" aria-label=\"Engineers carefully placing a section of the Space Solar Power Demonstrator on the spacecraft.\" \/><\/div><span class=\"image-subtitle\"><span class=\"image-subtitle-inner image-description\">Engineers carefully placing a section of the Space Solar Power Demonstrator on the spacecraft.<\/span><\/span><div class=\"image-container image-container-image-2\"><div class=\"image-container-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sonnenallee.sma.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Caltech-PV-Modul.gif\" alt=\"\" aria-label=\"Engineers carefully placing a section of the Space Solar Power Demonstrator on the spacecraft.\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-7vl3hb-0240a37dc94c3fd0b0a015edc7edced7\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-7vl3hb-0240a37dc94c3fd0b0a015edc7edced7{\nheight:30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-7vl3hb-0240a37dc94c3fd0b0a015edc7edced7 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-14  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-lv4x9oll-37355ad26a98351611843642ccc788f7'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h2>The highlight of the evening<\/h2>\n<p>How the three components of the Caltech system function both individually and in combination under the harsh conditions of space are questions to which the space-based prototypes should provide answers. Future Caltech-type systems would have to cope with significant temperature fluctuations and the permanent solar radiation in space.<\/p>\n<p>It became clear quite quickly that not only did the solar cells produce electricity but also that this energy was successfully transmitted between two points in space. \u201cWe had, of course, tested it down here first,\u201d Professor Ali Hajimiri, who leads the SPSP project, explained in Caltech Magazine. \u201cBut now we know that the system can survive the journey into space and function up there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The ultimate challenge was to direct the energy toward the Earth. For Ali Hajimiri, this was the highlight of the evening: \u201cTo our knowledge, no one has demonstrated wireless energy transmission in space yet, not even using expensive rigid structures. We achieved this using flexible lightweight structures and our proprietary integrated circuits. This is unprecedented.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-1n37zbz-48a031d7218195a067618f9633c8998a\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-1n37zbz-48a031d7218195a067618f9633c8998a{\nheight:30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-1n37zbz-48a031d7218195a067618f9633c8998a hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-16  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-lv4xqeln-59112137c84ce05d802bb25ab57730f4 avia-video-16-9 av-no-preview-image avia-video-load-always av-lazyload-immediate av-lazyload-video-embed'  itemprop=\"video\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"  data-original_url='https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?app=desktop&v=c2mgpMy-_mU&t=7s '><script type='text\/html' class='av-video-tmpl'><div class='avia-iframe-wrap'><iframe title=\"Space Solar Power Demonstrator\" width=\"1500\" height=\"844\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/c2mgpMy-_mU?start=7&feature=oembed&autoplay=0&loop=0&controls=1&mute=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" 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-lv4xb9b4-ae3f3d1c656ecb227c7526b26a8835a3'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>The various functional areas of the Caltech project are tested on the SPSP test bench up in space: lightweight design, solar cells and wireless transmission.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lv4xu9zn-c477e41bf99351585be57a6b375aa39c\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-lv4xu9zn-c477e41bf99351585be57a6b375aa39c{\nheight:50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-lv4xu9zn-c477e41bf99351585be57a6b375aa39c hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-19  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-lv4xbyg9-15d75b2d703c79d5c56212b5a196a057'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h2>One step closer to the vision<\/h2>\n<p>In the months following the rooftop party, the researchers tested factors such as the efficiency, durability and functionality of a collection of 32 different solar cells on their floating test bench. They asked themselves whether the lightweight design would withstand the harsh conditions of space. And in January 2024, Caltech officially announced the successful completion of this series of tests.<\/p>\n<p>This brought the SPSP team one step closer to their vision of creating a fleet of floating small-scale power plants that they can join together to form a \u201cswarm\u201d as needed. Each shuttle would be equipped with a flexible, ultra-lightweight membrane capable not only of generating electricity but also transmitting it to the destination in the form of microwave energy.<\/p>\n<p>That would represent a huge leap in terms of development. Solar energy is already being produced in space to supply satellites and the international space station, but the processes involved are just not that efficient. Launching solar cells with a typical output of around 200\u00a0W in space costs $10,000 per square meter. For their system, the Caltech researchers are aiming to achieve a performance level many times greater than the surface area.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lv4xpot0-1ec74402cbf5afe7e4e72fc118329794\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-lv4xpot0-1ec74402cbf5afe7e4e72fc118329794{\nheight:50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-lv4xpot0-1ec74402cbf5afe7e4e72fc118329794 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-21  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_hr '><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-av_hr-3a876428eececa9d35452247ddb053af\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-av_hr-3a876428eececa9d35452247ddb053af{\nheight:50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-av_hr-3a876428eececa9d35452247ddb053af hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-22  el_after_av_hr  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-23  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_hr \"><div class=\"swe-special-images swe-special-images-2 text\"><div class=\"part-1\"><div class=\"image-container image-container-image-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sonnenallee.sma.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/carsten_gundlach_portrait.jpg\" alt=\"\" aria-label=\"\" \/><\/div><div><\/div><div class=\"custom-text\"><section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-cec65c98b84b831c854269d805741d7d'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><blockquote>\n<p><span lang=\"en-US\" data-ogsc=\"black\">\u201cSolar energy from space \u2013 a hot topic that we at SMA Innovation Management definitely have on our radars. Whether and when SMA technology will actually contribute to the energy supply from space is still written in the stars. But who knows? At the current development rate, it\u2019s definitely on our longlist.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2013 Carsten Gundlach, Senior Innovation Manager at SMA Solar Technology AG<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lv4xplph-ba831afa68f91b413018e3875be6f042\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-lv4xplph-ba831afa68f91b413018e3875be6f042{\nheight:50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-lv4xplph-ba831afa68f91b413018e3875be6f042 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-24  el_after_swe_special_images  el_before_av_hr '><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-qu8ppb-d91c607b742e11f808d9bd4362663105\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-qu8ppb-d91c607b742e11f808d9bd4362663105{\nheight:50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-qu8ppb-d91c607b742e11f808d9bd4362663105 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-25  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-lv4xh533-20dd84359ebfff9e9ed79ce1babcfaed'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h2>ESA is aiming for the moon<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.esa.int\/Enabling_Support\/Space_Engineering_Technology\/SOLARIS\">Solaris<\/a>, the space-based solar power project of the European Space Agency (ESA), is also continuing its work. A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ESA.int\/Enabling_Support\/Preparing_for_the_Future\/Discovery_and_Preparation\/Help_ESA_research_key_space-based_solar_power_challenges\">Call for bids<\/a> on the proprietary open innovation platform OSIP yielded a series of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esa.int\/Enabling_Support\/Preparing_for_the_Future\/Discovery_and_Preparation\/The_Discovery_Campaign_on_Solar_Power_from_Space\">concept studies<\/a> on solar energy from space, which have now been granted official approval for further research. They include approaches to dealing with obsolete technology, cheaper and more lightweight construction methods and electricity for the moon. Although the aim here is not to supply the Earth with solar power but rather to generate energy for future manned lunar bases, the resources required would mainly come from the moon itself and the solar cells would even be manufactured there. 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