The US startup Overview Energy is developing a space solar solution that will extend the operational hours of existing solar power plants on Earth (courtesy of Overview Energy).
The US startup Overview Energy is developing a space solar solution that will extend the operational hours of existing solar power plants on Earth.
A schematic of the proposed orbital data center design, which resembles a leafy plant, with solar panels branching out from long columns that hold computing hardware (credit: Igor Bargatin, Dengge Jin, Zaini Alansari, Jordan R. Raney).
A proposed orbital data center design consists of solar panels branching out from long columns that hold computing hardware.
The space solar industry is ramping up to speed faster than expected, with US innovators front and center in the race for commercial deployment (courtesy of Overview Energy).
US President Trump’s war on solar power is a mystery wrapped in an enigma. Everybody knows about his personal grudge against wind turbines, but solar panels? Why them? Regardless, if President Trump really means to fight the Sun, it’s a losing battle. US innovators in the space solar industry are … [continued]
The space solar power industry is gathering steam, with Aetherflux among the US startups working on space-to-earth and orbiting data center applications (screenshot, courtesy of Aetherflux).
The space solar power industry is gathering steam, with Aetherflux among the US startups working on space-to-earth and orbiting data center applications.
Nanoscale particles of "solar glitter" form the foundation of new photovoltaic technology launched by the US startup mPower for space solar applications (cropped, courtesy of Sandia National Laboratory via US DOE).
Microscopic particles of “solar glitter” form the foundation of new photovoltaic technology launched by the US startup mPower for space solar applications.
n a new twist on the space solar field, a US startup aims to launch data centers into orbit around the Earth and power them with PV arrays assembled by swarms of autonomous robots.
The new documentary Bright Harvest: Powering Earth From Space has brought the painstaking labwork of space solar to the big screen, creating a minor buzz across the Intertubes over the prospect of beaming solar energy down to receivers on Earth for firm, reliable, 24/7 clean power regardless of the weather. … [continued]
The California Institute of Technology is among the research institutions developing space-based solar technology (courtesy of CalTech)
A new report indicates that two NASA technologies will play a key role in the space solar race, even as the agency faces the Trump chopping block.
A new durable, lightweight space solar array from the US startup Atomic-6 is getting a workout from the US Space Force.
Space solar startups are attracting serious investor interest, the latest example being a $50 million Series A haul for the firm Aetherflux.
Space solar startups are attracting serious investor interest, the latest example being a $50 million Series A haul for the US firm Aetherflux.
