Solar panels positioned in space could be harnessed to continuously supply up to 80 per cent of Europe’s renewable energy by 2050, a new study says. Researchers from King’s College London estimate that within decades, space-based solar power could cut ...

A King’s College London study found that space-based solar power could cut Europe’s land-based renewable needs by 80% by 2050. Japan and the U.S. are testing early prototypes that beam solar energy from orbit to Earth using microwave technology.

Space-based solar power has been gaining more and more traction recently. The recent success of Caltech's Space Solar Power Project, which demonstrated the feasibility of transmitting power from space to the ground, has been matched by a number of pilot ...

Space-based solar power could cut Europe’s need for land-based renewables by up to 80%. (CREDIT: Science Photo Library / Getty Images) A future where your lights, phone, and even entire cities are powered by sunlight collected in orbit may not be far ...

Virtus Solis wants to group satellites into massive arrays—100,000 satellites for 100MW—allowing for a highly scalable energy platform. Arrays can grow to 20 Gigawatt or more. Virtus Solis and Silicon Valley startup Orbital Composites are preparing to ...

U S-based private space company Intuitive Machines has announced an $8.2 million contract extension from the US Air Force Research Laboratory’s Space Vehicles Directorate (AFRL/RV) to develop next-generation nuclear power stations for space.