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WWW.GOODNEWS.WS Space based solar power
goodnews.ws Space-based solar power (SBSP) (or historically space solar power (SSP)) is a system for the collection of solar power in space, for use on Earth. SBSP differs from the usual method of solar power collection in that the solar panels used to collect the energy would reside on a satellite in orbit, often referred to as a solar power satellite (SPS), rather than on Earth's surface. In space, collection of the Sun's energy is unaffected by the day/night cycle, weather, seasons, or the filtering effect of Earth's atmospheric gases. The world Radiation Centre's 1985 standard extraterrestrial spectrum for solar irradiance is 1367 W/m2 The integrated total terrestrial solar irradiance is 950 W/m2. Therefore, extraterrestrial solar irradiance is 144% of the maximum terrestrial irradiance. A major interest in SBSP stems … Read entire article »
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Solar Power from Space
Solar Power Satellites (SPS) are fairly large structures in space that convert solar energy, captured as solar irradiation, into an energy form that can be transmitted wirelessly (Wireless Power Transmission - WPT) to any remote location with a receiver station, either on Earth, to high altitude platforms, to other spacecraft or even to surfaces of the moon or other planets. … Read entire article »
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PowerSat – Space Solar Power
This video outlines the basics of the PowerSat space solar power satellite system. In the upper left corner of the video, a picture of Earth shows 12 hours of time, and the power received by a PowerSat receiving station, versus a similar sized solar array on the ground. Learn more at www.PowerSat.com. PowerSat Corporation is a pioneer in generating safe, clean, reliable energy from space. Solar energy is captured via satellites (known as powersats) and transmitted wirelessly to receiving ... … Read entire article »
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